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Home Maintenance Checklist

  • Cut back overgrown vegetation from your home's walls and fences.
  • Check for broken blinds and replace.
  • Wash windows inside and out.
  • Lighten up! Get rid of one thing you no longer need.
  • Clean your dryer vent and exhaust duct.
  • Refresh landscaping by adding a layer of fresh mulch and plant brightly colored perinnial flowers.
  • Check siding for damage, pressure wash if needed, replace damaged pieces. 
  • Check deck for damage, pressure wash if needed, then stain or seal.
  • Sow grass seed.
  • Fertilize lawn.
  • Spray for weeds and bugs.
  • Clean out gutters.
  • Trim tree branches away from roof.
  • Look at roof to spot missing shingles.
  • Check ceilings inside for water stains.
  • Touch up exterior paint, especially around windows and doors.
  • Clean interior walls and baseboards.
  • Patch holes and cracks in drywall.
  • Touch up interior paint.
  • Clean interior walls and baseboards.
  • Patch holes and cracks in drywall.
  • Touch up interior paint.
  • Recaulk areas where caulk is cracked or missing.
  • Change furnace filter every month.
  • Get an AC tune up in the summer.
  • Clean and service the furnace in the fall.
  • Change batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide deterctors.

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