Seasonal Home Maintenance Guide
Home Maintenance jobs to prevent costly repairs and keep your home in top condition.
Certain home maintenance tasks should be completed each season in order to prevent structural damage, save energy, and keep all your home systems running efficiently. Below are some major issues a home owner should be aware of.
Seasonal Home Maintenance Tasks to Perform
Follow up on moss treatments for the roof. It may be time to apply moss killing granules or a liquid solution for your roof top. Be sure to buy granules that are made for roofs and not lawns.
Tackle vegetation. Trim back shrubs and brushes that are close to the roof. Be sure to keep vines away from the house. Although some vines are attractive, please note they can do costly damage to the exterior of the house by holding in moisture. This can result in rot, introducing insects, or even rooting into the mortar between bricks.
Inspect the roof and chimney. Look for shingles that are missing, brittle, cut, curled or damaged. For safety reasons, wait for dry weather before walking on a roofing surface or stand at close distance on the ground and examine the roof through binoculars.
Check the roof and chimney to see if they have sustained any damages to the brick, boards, and flashing. If you use the fireplace on a regular basis, have the chimney swept by a Certified Chimney Sweeper. Chimney sweeping prevents flue fires and creosote build up. Creosote build up may allow dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Check gutters. Check for areas where the gutters could have pulled away from the house. Also look for areas where the gutter may have twisted or bent, causing water to puddle.
Check drainage. In the fall, when the weather is still nice, walk around your home and inspect where the ground meets the foundation. Soil should not be touching siding and should slope away from the home.
Schedule bi-annual HVAC checks. In preparation for the winter, schedule a HVAC professional promptly. The services will include checking fuel connectors, burner combustion, and the heat exchanger. Check your furnace filters monthly and change them out when dirty.
Check weatherstripping and caulk on doors and windows. Examine where window, door, and corner tirm comes together with the siding. Caulk any gaps found. Check the weatherstipping foam for crumbling. Remove it and apply new if necessary.
