5 Spring Time Home Maintenance Tips

This article on Spring home maintenance, originally published on whooknoo.com, discusses some basic steps to keep your home in shape this Spring.

March is the month where the cold and darkness of Winter time finally starts subsiding and the warmth and sunshine of Spring really begins. Unfortunately, a long and harsh Winter can often cause a lot of damage and trouble for your home. Spring is a great time to address any problems your home may have before they become a severe problem. Follow these five tips to help get your damaged home ready for Summer.

1. Give your home’s chimney a brief inspection to determine if there is any damage that needs to be repaired. Additionally, it might be a good idea to have a professional chimney sweep done.

2. Inspect all of your electric and gas powered lawn care equipment and make sure it is ready for the months ahead. Nothing is worse than having a long lawn ready to be cut, only to find that your lawn mower has fallen into disrepair. Get your appliances ready way ahead of time to avoid these problems.

3. Dig your ladder out of the garage and give your gutters some (probably) much needed attention. After months and months of holding hefty snow and ice, your gutters will undoubtedly need a little bit of TLC.

4. Make sure all of your outside faucets and spigots are in working order. If you can stop the water from flowing through a faucet with just your thumb, chances are a pipe is damaged somewhere a long the way. It’s best to catch these problems as soon as possible – damaged pipes can easily result in a disastrous flood.

5. Hire a professional heating and cooling specialist to clean your air conditioning unit and make sure it is in good working order before you start cranking it to beat the heat.

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