SEASONAL HOME MAINTENANCE

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◗ Ž‡ƒ” †”ƒ‹• ƒ† ‰—––‡”• „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š––‡‡”ƒ†‹›–‘•‡„ƒ”•‘‡Ǥ  ‰Žƒ••ǡ ’‡”Ǧ ˆ‹•”ƒŠ‡†‡’• —ƒ–•–›“ƒ—‹†…”Ž—›•ƒ–‡•†’™‘‹••†‹„‘Ž™‡Ǥ ˆ‘‹” ‹•’Šƒ‡‹•–•Š†‘‡—–Ž‡†”‹‘„”‡ƒ–‹‘…Š‡…ƒ‡† ”ƒ‘”‘–Ǥ—†Ž•‘†‡‘‘•”—•”‡ƒ–Š†ƒ–™ƒ‹ŽŽ †•‘‡™ƒŽ• ‡‡’ †”ƒˆ–• ‘—–Ǥ

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◗ ‘—…Š —’ …Š‹’’‡† ƒ† ’‡‡Ž‹‰ •’‹ƒ‘‹Ǥ– ”‡‰—Žƒ”Ž› –‘ ƒ˜‘‹† ‡š’ƒǦ ƒŽŽ ‹ ’‡•– …‘–”‘Ž •‡”˜‹…‡• ƒ• ”‡“—‹”‡†Ǥ

‡’Žƒ…‡ ˆƒ—Ž–› ‰Ž‘„‡•Ǥ ˆ™‘Š‘”‡—”…Ž—†•–‹Š‘‡†”‹…™ƒƒ–ƒ‹‡–‡‡”Ž‘‡…‹•–ƒ–””—‹…”•ƒ‡Ž™’’‡Šƒ‹…‡‡ŠǦŽ –”ƒ–‹‘Ǥ

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Roofsǣ •’‡…– –‹Ž‡† ”‘‘ˆ• ˆ‘” †™ƒŠ‹…ƒŠ‰‡•†Šǡ ‘Ž‘—‘Ž†•‡ „‘‡” ”‡‹’••ƒ‹‹”‡‰†–‹Ž‘‡•” …”‡ƒ’—Ž•ƒ‡…‡†•‡ǡ ”ƒ‹‘•—ƒ• Ž‡™ƒƒ–‹‡”‰ ”†‘ƒ‘ˆ ƒ…‰ƒ‡Ǥ ‘”Š‡„…—„ˆ„ŽƒŽ‡–•”Ǥ‘‘ˆƒ•ˆ‡‘”•—ƒ”‡› „ƒŽŽ‹•†–‡”„‹”‹‰• ‹ƒ•™ƒ…ƒŽ›‡‡ƒ…ƒ”‘‡›†––ƒˆ”…‡‘–‡™• ‹‘––ŠŠ”‡–„Š”‡‘ƒ‘”‘…ˆ ‘Šƒˆ‡Ǥ•†–Š…—ƒ–

Cƒh‰i‡m†n„e”y‹s…ǣ • Š‘‡”…ˆ‘‘””–ƒŽ”‘‘ƒ•‡†ǡ †Šƒƒ˜‡Ǧ ‘…Š‹…‡ƒ‡›•›‡ƒ•”™‡–’‘– ”’‡”‘‘ˆ‡˜•‡•‹‘„—ƒ‹ŽŽ†Ž›Ǧ …—Š’ƒ‹„‘Žˆ‡‡…›”„‡›ˆ‘ŽǦ—•’‡‘”ǡ–‘‡‹†ˆ—ƒ›…‘–†•— „‘‹–—Š”•‡‹†”‡™ˆŽ‘ƒ–‘Š†‡ǦǤ

‘” ‰ƒ•Ǧ„—”‹‰ ƒ’’Ž‹ƒ…‡•ǡ ƒ Ž‹Ǧ ƒ…‡ƒ–‹ŽŽ‡•‰‡†’†–”‘‘‰…’ƒŠ•‡‡”–…Ž›‡Ǥ…–ŠŠƒ‹–…‹–ƒŠ‡›•Šƒ”‘‡—‘Ž†’‡„”‡Ǧ

P‹a…iƒn’tǣ’‡†ƒŽ†–•‘ƒ‘Š”‘‡–Š‡ƒǡ‹–Œ—ƒ•Ž•–‘ƒ‡ƒ•…–Š•‡ƒ–•Ǧ ƒ ’”‘–‡…–‹˜‡ Žƒ›‡”Ǥ ƒ‹– ’”‡˜‡–• ™‘‡‘–ƒ†Ž‡ƒ”ƒ‡”ƒ‡•ƒ•ˆ”ˆ‘”‘ ””—‘•––‹‹‰‰Ǥ ƒ‡†Ǧ ‘’”ƒ‹„—–„•„‡Ž…‡–†‹‘ǡ ’•‡‡–ŽŠ‡ƒ†– ‘Š”ƒ…˜”‡ƒ…„Ž‹‡•†–‡Ǥ ”‡†

Š‘—Ž† „‡ ‹Ǧ •’‡…–‡† ˆ‘” …”ƒ…• ‹ ‹–‡”‹‘” ˆ‹Ǧ ‹•Š‡• ƒ† ƒ› †ƒ’ ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ ‹ŽŽ ƒ›

Walls and ceilings: ˜‹…‡• ˆ‘” ‹–‡”‹‘” —’‡‡’ǡ ‰ƒ”†‡ •‡”˜‹…‡• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡š–‡”‹‘”ǡ ”‡’ƒ‹” ‘…‘•‰–‘•‹ǡƒ‰Š†‘–Š‡‡‹”‡’‰”—‘˜Žƒ‡–‹‘‡–‘•ˆǤ ƒŠ‹›• …ƒ ‘—– —’ –‘ “—‹–‡ ƒ „‹– ‘ˆ ƒ‹Ǧ

Ž‡ˆ– ƒ —Ž‘…‰Š‡‡”…’‡†”‹ǡ‘†ǡ ‹ˆ …ƒv•erƒ„Ž‡Ž …‘‹••‡—‡• ƒ’”‘†„Ž‡…‘•ƒ––Ǧ‹… Ž›Ǥ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ Œ‘„• ƒ› ‘– ‡• ‡ š‡ Ǧ –”‡‡Ž› ƒ––”ƒ…Ǧ –‹˜‡ „—– –Š‡› ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ ƒŒ‘” „‡‡ˆ‹– ‹ˆ —’Ž‡ƒ””ˆŽ‘›”Ǥ‡† ”‡‰Ǧ

Ž‡ƒ” Ž‡ƒ˜‡• ƒ† „—‹Ž†Ǧ—’ ˆ”‘ †”ƒ‹• ƒ† ‰—–Ǧ –‡”•Ǥ Š‡› •Š‘—Ž† ƒŽ•‘ „‡ …Š‡…‡† ˆ‘” „Ž‘…ƒ‰‡• ƒ† Ž‡ƒ• ˆ”‘ Š‘Ž‡• ‘‡”‡Œ’‘‹ƒ–•Ǥ‡š–”ƒ …ƒ ‘ˆ ’ƒ‹– ˆ‘”

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◗ –‡ƒ…‡ǡ •‘ ‡‡’‹‰ ƒ …Š‡…Ž‹•– ‹• ‡‘••—‡”…–‹Šƒ‡Ž…–‘Ž‹ •–ƒ•›Š ‘—Ž†–‘‹’…‘Ž—ˆ †–‡Š‹”‡‰‰•ǦǤ –—ƒŽƒ•”•™Ǥ ‡‡Ž›ǡ ‘–ŠŽ› ƒ† •‡ƒ•‘ƒŽ –‘—…Š‹‰ —’ …Š‹’’‡† ‘” ’‡‡Ž‹‰ ™ƒŽŽ•Ǥ ˆƒ—Ž–Š›‡… Ž‹‰ˆ‘Š”– „—”Ž‡„’• Ž ƒƒ…†‡

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–Š‡Ǥ Ȉ Ž‡ƒ” ‘—– ”‡•Ǧ ‹ˆ†”‘—‡ –‹–Š…Š‡Ǧ ‡ ‡šǦ –”ƒ…–‘”

◗ˆƒǤ Š‡… ˆ‘” ƒ› Ž‡ƒǦ ‹‹–…‰Š‡–ƒ’‘•”‹„ƒ––Š‡Ǧ ”‘‘•ǡ ™Š‹…Š —ˆ”•‘—ƒŽŽ› ™ƒ”•‡Š•‡—”Ž•– –”Š‡’ƒ–Žƒ…‡‡††Ǥ –‘ƒ„‡

•…—”‡†–‘–‘‹Ž‡–Š–•‡ ƒˆŽ”‘‡‘”•Ǥ‡ƒ‹Ž•‡–†‡ƒˆ‘†” –•‘‡‹Ǧ Ž‡–• –Šƒ– ”— …‘–‹—‘—•Ž›Ǥ

MONTHLY HOME MAINTENANCE ANNUAL HOME MAINTENANCE

‹•‘’‡‹–…‘–”‹‘‹ ‰•Ǥ‘ˆ ‘–‘‡˜ƒ‡›‡™ƒ––„‡‡”–•™–ƒ‡‹‡• ‘ –Š‡ ‹–‡”‹‘”• ƒ† ‘‹–‘” ”‡‰Ǧ ™—ŽƒŽ”ŽŽ•›Ǥ™‹Ž‘Ž ‹…•ƒ–—”•‡ ‘’”ƒ‹†–ƒ–‘’„™—„‹–„ŠŽ‹‡ǡ ƒ…ƒ—†•‡†•ƒƒ‰‰’‹‹‰‘”–Š‡‡˜‡…‡…‹Ž‘‹ŽŽƒ‰’•…‡‘Ǥ—Ž† Fixturesǣ Š‡… ‰”‘—–‹‰ ƒ† •‡ƒŽǦ ƒ– ƒ”‘—† ƒŽŽ „ƒ–Š”‘‘ ˆ‹š–—”‡• ƒ† ”‡‡™ ƒ• ‡…‡••ƒ”›Ǥ Š‡ ◗

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◗ – ‘ˆ ™ƒ–‡” •‡‡’Ǧ ƒ…ƒ‰—‡•‡–Š”‘—‰Ž†Šƒ–Š†‡”‘‰– ”„‘‡—Š–‹‹†‰ –‹…Ž‡ƒ•Ǥ

Garagesǣ •’‡…– –Š‡ ™ƒŽŽ• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡•–˜”‹—†…‡–—…”‡‘ˆ‘” ‘…˜”‡ƒ…‡•ǡ –†Ǥ ƒ’ ƒ† Š‡… –Š‡•‡ ƒ”‡ƒ• ˆ‘” …”ƒ…• ƒ† ™‡ƒ”ǡ ƒ† …‘””‡…– Šƒœƒ”†‘—• —‡Ǧ

Driveways and pavements: ˜‡ •‡…–‹‘•Ǥ

As…h”oƒt…fr•oƒm†be˜‘h‹i†n•d –o‘f ƒaŽŽp‘a™inˆt‘e”r‡wƒ•o›rking o•naƒŽnŽ‡e•w– ƒhom‘—e.

Attend to broken glass, perished putty and rusted window frames as quickly as possible.

Check for any leaking taps in the kitchen or bathrooms, which usually result from washers that need to be replaced.