Fall Home Maintenance Checklist
Fall is right around the corner! There is no time like the present to start getting your home ready for the winter months. Don’t feel overwhelmed, just focus on these nine important tasks to keep your home in tip top shape.
Make sure your fireplace is safe and ready to use with a quick inspection. Follow these suggestions to help keep your fireplace safe and ready to use.
Give your lawn a jump start for the Spring. Adding fertilizer and then watering to ensure that it seeps into the ground will keep your lawn healthy over the winter.
Another way to boost your lawn’s health is aerating it at least once a year. Aerating helps compact soil loosen allowing nutrients and water to penetrate the soil. Don’t have an aerator? Simply rent one from your local home and garden store.
Clean and store any outdoor items such as lawn mower, furniture and grill you don’t plan to use in the winter. Pull out the snow blower if you have one, and make sure it is cleaned an in working order, so you are ready for the first winter snow.
Avoid cracks of your hoses, faucet or even pipes when the cold sets in. Turn off any shutoff valves on water supply lines that lead to the spigot.
Regular cleaning of your gutters can help you avoid potential costly issues to your home down the road. This is especially important in Fall when leaves are falling and often clogging your down spouts. Do it yourself with these easy tips from The Home Depot.
Avoid that annoying chirping that always seems to occur in the middle of the night by testing your smoke detectors (and carbon monoxide detector if you don’t have a combination detector) regularly and replacing the batteries twice a year.
Before you kick on that furnace for the first time, swap out the air filter. Also, manufactures generally recommend a tune up each year to ensure your furnace runs smoothly all winter long.
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