Home Maintenance Checklist
Seasonal Items
Spring
- Check your property’s exterior for winter damage
- Have a professional tend to any trees that look unhealthy or that need limbing up
- Check outdoor furniture, play equipment & etc for damage
- Clean gutters in preparation for spring rain
- Put down spring lawn fertilizer and preemergent weed preventers
- Install any window screens stored during the winter
- Prep mower & trimmer (replace spark plugs, sharpen blades, fresh fuel & etc.)
- Check smoke & carbon monoxide detectors when you set your clocks to daylight saving time
- Schedule annual maintenance for your air conditioning units
- Test any pumps, dehumidifiers, sump pumps & irrigation system
Summer
- Replace batteries in smoke & carbon monoxide detectors
- Test ground fault circuits interrupter (GFCI) outlets
- Clean the lint out of dyer hoses and vents
- Adjust ceiling fans to spin counterclockwise (to help cool rooms)
- Inventory home belongs with an app or by making a list or video for upcoming hurricane season
- Check attic ventilation and the seals on ducts in the attic to aid cooling in warm summer climates
Fall
- Remove & store window screens
- Clean gutters and remove leaves from around the house
- Disconnect & drain outdoors hoses & store them inside
- Seal your deck when temperatures are moderate
- Store mowers & trimmers and drain fuel from tanks or add stabilizer
- Aerate & seed your lawn
- Check smoke & carbon monoxide detectors when you set clocks to standard time
- Schedule annual maintenance for your furnace
Winter
- Adjust ceiling fans to spin clockwise (to distribute the warmer air near the ceiling).
- Clean the refrigerator & freezer, vacuum the coils on the backof the unit
- Check seals on doors & windows and replace weather stripping where necessary
- Clean the kitchen exhaust hood & air filter
- Clean & organize the basement, garage and other storage areas
- Check attic ventilation & the seals of ducts in the attic to prevent ice dams in the cold winter climates