A Buyer's Guide to Home Maintenance

You have just become a proud owner of a home. No matter whether a brand new house or just new to you there is some preventative repairs and maintenance you will want to make certain to do. You may be thinking you just moved in and things are all working perfect, only to find out the hard way that you're wrong. Not only does preventative repairs and maintenance save you a lot of time, it will also save you lots of money.

For your guide, you can use this list of tasks that you can conduct yearly:

Check the water system and drainage; Perform the required repairs on the faulty pieces.

Inspect the screens and glass panes for cracks and breakage. Have the necessary fixes or replacements if required.

Examine the sensors in your home and change their batteries.

Your fireplace really should be checked and cleaned when needed.

Look at the grading around your property and confirm water is draining away from the property.

Look for cracks over the foundation and look if there are water marks; be cautious of termite invasion.

Remove dirt and mess from gutters and down spouts.

Check the sprinklers; look for damage on the heads or leakage, and replace if required.

Look at the windows; try to find some signs of drafts; be sure that the stripping is in great condition.

Look at your landscape for over growth, improper drainage paths, insects etc.

Inspect the pathways and drive way for cracks, breakage or erosion.

Some small things that left unseen can end up turning into huge complications in the future. To obtain an idea on what to put on your house maintenance checklist you may need to consider a Home inspection checklist. This can help you to obtain an idea of the little stuff that you have to continue on.

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