Home Maintenance

That s a good start but there are jobs that homeowners often forget about or don t even know about.

Home maintenance. Continuing to check on your exterior appliances heating and cooling plumbing security and electrical systems will help prevent breakdowns save money and keep your home looking its best. But it doesn t have to feel overwhelming. The checklist is available to download as a pdf or an excel spreadsheet that you can edit and customize to align it with the exact needs of your home.

Flush hot water heater and remove sediment. Home maintenance can feel like a daunting chore particularly for a new homeowner who s never seen a boiler up close let alone drained one. Like a regular health check up a home maintenance schedule is important for every house s upkeep.

You probably already have a home maintenance checklist. When the roof is dry and safe to walk on check shingles flashing and vents for damage. Fall is an in between season where you re finishing up your summer home maintenance tasks as well as getting your home ready for winter.

Replace the furnace filter each season shut off water spigots before winter clean the gutters etc. Check the exterior siding for damage and repair as needed. Clean the gutters and using a water hose make sure that they drain.

This prolongs the life of the heater and helps with efficiency as well.