Seasonal Home Maintenance: Keep It Up!

Maintaining your home can be the best investment you make. Keeping track of what needs to be done is easy if you organize the information.

For a seasonal home maintenance calendar, go to this link in Google Docs. You can edit it to fit your needs: Yearly & Seasonal Home Maintenance Checklist

Winter Month Recommendations:

Winter is the time to go around the interior of your home and check for any little things you may have overlooked, or perhaps noticed and said, “I’ll get to that later.” Winter is your later. If you have any interior honey-do projects, whether it be painting, building shelves, etc., now is a great time to tackle those as well.

• Remove showerheads and clean sediment. This prolongs its life and helps with water pressure as well.
• Deep clean and inspect the basement. Basements are notoriously overlooked, especially if they’re primarily just storage areas. Dust ‘em up, clean any windows, make sure there isn’t mold anywhere, etc. Give your basement a good inspection at least once a year.
• Tighten any handles, knobs, racks, etc. 
• Check all locks and deadbolts on your doors and windows. 
• Check caulking around showers and bathtubs; repair as needed.
• Regularly check for ice dams and icicles.
• Run water and flush toilets in unused spaces.

This information was collected from "The Art of Manliness" Blog. For more details, click here.