How often should you replace your bus shelters?

Bus shelters are a key investment and can provide considerable utility for all manner of customers. Whether it’s outside your business or as a part of a public service operation, such as a train station or medical facility, bus shelters are essential. But how do you know when it’s time to replace a bus shelter? How often should they actually be replaced?

How do you determine a bus shelter needs replacing?

A bus shelter needs replacing when it has become damaged, broken, or rusty beyond repair. This can happen through a number of different ways. Vandalism is, of course, a considerable worry and can cause plentiful damage that makes the shelter uneconomical to repair. The weather, however, can also have a considerable effect. If your bus shelter is not made of treated steel or aluminium, it can be prone to rusting, especially around poorly fitting joins. Even if a bus shelter isn’t damaged it may become covered in graffiti, which for the sake of a neat and tidy presentation many would feel signals time to invest in a new shelter.

Regular checks should form an essential part of your maintenance

As a part of your maintenance routine, you should establish a policy of thoroughly checking bus shelters for damage. The reason for this is that small pockets of damage can be relatively easy and affordable to repair. But if left unattended they can often form the basis of larger problems. For example, a small piece of damage that has broken the paintwork and exposed a piece of metal can provide a place for rust to start, which in turn would then lead to the bus shelter no longer being structurally stable.

What you can do to help prolong the life of your shelter

Taking care of any small pieces of maintenance and repair as required is a great way to help prolong the life of your bus shelter. If you leave issues they will compound to the point the whole shelter has to be replaced. Something else to think about is making sure the bus shelter is made out of the right materials when initially purchasing it. At Ace Shelters, our bus shelters are made of powder-coated aluminium, zinc-coated steel, or stainless steel, depending on your requirements. This makes them lightweight and resistant to rust. If you invest well in good quality materials, your bus shelter will last much longer as a result of it.

Choosing the right specialists when it’s time to replace

There’s no simple answer to how long bus shelters last, it depends entirely on their usage, their environment, and the way they are treated. Bus shelters can last anywhere from one year to fifteen, depending on how well cared for they are. What doesn’t change, however, is that when it’s time for you to replace your bus shelters you should choose the right team to do it.

Ace Shelters are experts in the provision and installation of all manner of high-quality affordable bus shelters, contact us today.