Ultimate Home Maintenance Checklist
February 13, 2023
- Change your HVAC Filter
- Check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Complete a few minor repairs a month to keep them from building up
- Check your water softener and add salt if needed
- Remove mineral deposits from aerators and showerheads
- Check bathtub and sink drains for debris and clean
- Vacuum heat registers and vents
- Clean, nourish, and wax your wood floors
- Blow out your dryer vents
- Re-seal any decking and fencing
- Inspect your sprinkler heads
- Inspect and replace window screens
- Get A/C inspection scheduled
- Vacuum refrigerator coils
- Clean ceiling fan blades
- Pump septic tank
- Check driveway condition and plan for repairs
- Hire your summer/fall lawn service company
- Get your mower blades sharpened
- Check exterior paint for needed touch ups
- Wash your windows
- Trim trees and bushes
- Clean your fireplace
- Switch ceiling fan blades to clockwise and clean
- Get our patio furniture and make sure it is repaired and ready
- Clean bathroom vents
- Check the foundation for cracks and moisture, and have it inspected
- Wash all the recycling and trash cans
- Fertilize the lawn
- Service your furnace
- Clean your stove’s hood vent and clean the oven
- Clean fall leaves
- Clean gutters and the downspouts
- Secure a contract for snow removal
- Check your exterior weather stripping
- Switch ceiling fans to counterclockwise and clean the blades
- Schedule your roof inspection
- Inspect tile grout and caulk and replace and reseal
- Shut off exterior spigots
- Winterize outdoor furniture, equipment, and sprinkler system
- Have your chimney inspected
- Insulate your hot water tank and have it inspected
- Make sure your pipes that are by exterior walls have extra insulation
- Check your insulation for damage and add insulation if needed
- Inspect fire extinguishers
- Clean bathroom vent
- Clean your cabinets and add a light coat of wax or lemon oil
- Schedule hot water heater inspection
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