Implement a regular program of home maintenance to help prevent major repairs and to protect your home’s value.  Check Lists for Maintaining Your Home
Check Lists for Maintaining Your Home
Spring Check List

*Pressure wash exterior of house, sidewalks, drive-way.

*Clean and seal grout in bath.  Check caulking around tubs, showers and sinks: 
  replace if necessary.

*Vacuum smoke alarms and replace batteries.

*Vacuum registers, vents, and ducts.

*Vacuum coils under refrigerator, clean coils behind refrigerator.

*Test water heater relief valve.

*Clean exterior of upper-story windows.

*Clean gutters and inspect downspouts.

*Seasonal pest control.

*Check all weather stripping on doors and windows.

*Examine all hardware on windows and doors, lubricate moving parts.

*Check flame color on gas appliances.

*Check attic vents and attic fans for proper functioning.

*Test GFCI outlets.

*Inspect porches and decks, paint or stain as required.

*Inspect wooden retaining walls and fences for rot or movement.

*Check A/C system and recharge if necessary.

*Check toilets, making sure they are secured properly to the floor.
 
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Summer Check List

*Pressure wash exterior of house, sidewalks, drive-way.

*Power wash, repair, refinish, and seal decks, reset any protruding nails.

*Clean and seal grout in bath.  Check caulking around tubs, showers and sinks: 
  replace if necessary.

*Inspect exposed plumbing areas for dampness.

*Vacuum registers, vents, and ducts.

*Inspect appliance hoses and ventilation.

*Clean and lubricate sliding-glass door tracks and window tracks.

*Lubricate door hinges and locks.

*Oil garage doors.

*Patch driveway and other concrete, or treat asphalt.

*Seasonal pest control.

*Inspect exposed plumbing areas for dampness.

*Repair brick & mortar H B M
BOSCO HOME MAINTENANCE Fall Check List

*Replace smoke and fire alarm batteries.

*Inspect and clean fireplace and chimney.

*Service heating/cooling system.

*Clean/vacuum ducts, grills and registers.

*Clean exterior of upper-story windows.

*Inspect weather-stripping around doors and replace as needed.

*Clean gutters and inspect downspouts.

*Seasonal pest control.

*Inspect exposed plumbing areas for dampness.

*Recharge fire extinguishers

*Wax and buff wood floors.

*Professionally clean curtains and drapes.

*Test for carbon monoxide.

*Pressure wash exterior of home, driveway, sidewalks.

*Caulk joints and minor cracks on exterior walls.
Winter Check List

*Inspect and touch up interior paint.

*Reseal driveway.

*Seasonal pest control.

*Inspect exposed plumbing areas for dampness.

*Wax and buff wood floors.

*Remove cover on thermostat and clean.

*Check fireplace damper for proper operation.

*Check all plumbing for leaks.

*Vacuum dust from condenser and evaporator, straighten any bent metal fines, 
  scrape off rust, prime and paint.
*Check fences, gates and retaining walls.

*Check driveways and walks.

*Check caulking around sinks, bathtubs and showers.

*Clean and lubricate sliding-glass door tracks and window tracks.

*Lubricate door hinges and locks

*Clean roof of debris.