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More specifically, the objective of this research is to adapt and extend an existing method, evaluating new periods of service life, with and without maintenance actions, in order to be able to regionalize and expand the existing results. This research was carried out based on an extensive fieldwork survey of painted renderings of facades in vertical buildings in the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, at different times (before, during and after the execution of maintenance actions). For renderings without maintenance actions, an average service life of 14 years is obtained. After maintenance actions, especially cleaning, the estimated average service life is 16 years. After maintenance, cleaning and partial repair actions, the estimated average service life is 34 years. For painted surfaces without maintenance actions, an average service life of 10 years is estimated. After cleaning actions, the estimated average service life is 11 years. 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