As spring is here, the warm weather encourages more outdoor activities after staying shut indoors during winter. After a long, harsh winter, this is the perfect time to do some spring cleaning and maintenance that will ensure your home is ready for the summer.
Here is a spring cleaning and maintenance checklist that will ensure your house is in top shape for the hot summer months.
Inspect Your Roofing and Chimney
Start your spring cleaning by inspecting your roof for worn-out shingles, tins, or concrete tiles that need replacing. Proceed to repair damaged roof areas to prevent spring showers from damaging the inside of your home. After inspecting your roof, make sure you assess your chimney’s exterior for any indicators of damage. You should also ensure a qualified chimney sweeper evaluates your chimney.
Clean Gutters
After inspecting the roof, proceed and inspect your gutters. Get rid of the buildup that can cause clogs which cause timber to rot and attract pests. Replace or repair leaky or loose gutters that may cause water damage in the attic, basement, and crawl spaces. Majority of structural damage is caused by improper drainage, thus ensuring your downspouts drain water away from your foundation.
Service Your AC
Contract an air conditioning expert to inspect your AC before summer kicks in. Meanwhile, clean the coils, which help your system operate effectively and efficiently. You should also replace the air filters; murky air filters cause your air conditioner to strain, thus increasing your power bills and potentially damaging your air conditioner. You should check your air filters at least once a month and replace them when necessary.
Paint the Exterior
Winter weather may chip, damper, or dull exterior paint jobs, and spring is the best time to fix this. If you aren’t planning to do a complete house repaint, touch up every chip on shutters, trim, doorway, etc., to immediately improve your home’s aesthetics.
Inspect Hardscaping
The constant thawing and freezing associated with winter are viciously hard on asphalt, concrete, and other types of hardscaping. This may cause cracks and other forms of damage that can cause falls and accidents. Spring is the best time to power wash and your walkways, driveway, stairs, and paths and then seal any gaps and cracks with silicone caulk or concrete crack filler.
Spring is the best time to perform house maintenance. By performing spring maintenance, you can identify and fix damages that your house may have suffered during the harsh winter months and ensure it’s ready for the approaching summer.
