Common-Area Lighting Walk
Find every outage before a resident does. Interior by day, exterior at night, monthly. FixGrid standard: every outage fixed within 24 hours.
FMP · 20-yr maintenance pro · v1.0, Oct 2026
Section A. Interior (daytime)
The printable PDF has 10 blank lines with these columns.
- Area (stairs, halls, lobby, garage, laundry, amenity)
- Write in
- Fixtures out (count)
- Write in
- Fixed now / Ticket # / Same as open ticket #
- Write in
Section B. Exterior night walk
Start at least 30 minutes after sunset; start time: ______ The printable PDF has 10 blank lines with these columns.
- Area (entries, walkways, parking, poles, signage)
- Write in
- Fixtures out (count)
- Write in
- Fixed now / Ticket # / Same as open ticket #
- Write in
- Utility pole? Pole ID / utility ref #
- Write in
Checks
- 1First night walk after each daylight-saving change: timers and photocells reset and correctMark: Done / N/A
- 2Every outage is fixed, ticketed, or linked to an open ticket before the walk closesMark: Done
- 3Utility-owned pole out: reported to the utility within 24 hours, reference # recordedMark: Done / N/A
- 4Annual light-meter readings at your fixed spots (stair landing, garage aisle, darkest spot in the lot, main entry), using a real light meterMark: Done / Due / Off
If Needs repair
What to do
- 24 hours for every outage. Parts on order: keep the ticket open as "waiting on parts" with a note.
FixGrid standard practice. Your local codes and your equipment manufacturer's instructions come first.