Health & Fitness
Maintaining A Home: Here Is October's Maintenance Checklist
A monthly checklist, home improvement and inspection routine.
Here is October's Maintenance Checklist for maintaining your home:
Regular home maintenance is vital to maintaining the value of a home or from an appraiser's standpoint, it enhances the properties economic age: the number of years a house is expected to survive.
Proper home maintenance enhances a home's beauty (curb appeal), ensures safety and prevents simple upkeep from turning into costly repairs.
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To assist homeowners in achieving this objective, Greenwood Real Properties/Keller Williams Realty has put together a monthly checklist, home improvement and inspection routine to follow.
Interior
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- Remove or cover all window AC units with plastic.
- Clean and replace filters in humidifiers.
- Drain hot water heater (follow manufacturer's instructions).
- Always be sure to change/clean the furnace/AC filter monthly during peak season heating/cooling.
- Change the batteries in carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
- Daylight Saving Time: reset clocks in all electronics, especially the programmable thermostat(s).
Exterior
- Inspect gutters and downspouts for damage and repair as needed. Clean leaves, branches and other debris from both roof and gutters.
- Clean out weep-holes in sliders. Change storm door and window screens to storm panels. Inspect screens for damage and repair for spring.
- Drain all water from faucets and hoses. Store hoses for winter. Remove all water pumps from fountains and shut water valve to exterior sprinkler system off.
- Clean, store or cover outdoor furniture and decorations.
- Clean and store lawn equipment and tools.
- Trim tree branches that interfere with the home's siding or roof.
- Plant spring flowering bulbs.
- Clean up fallen leaves, pine needles etc. from lawn and garden beds.
- Build up soil with slow release fertilizer and mulch plants for winter protection..
Brian Greenwood is an Owner/Partner at Greenwood Real Properties/Keller Williams Realty with offices in Canton and Westwood.