Property Maintenance

Enjoyment & Ongoing Maintenance

As nice as it would be, it never finishes here!

There are always things to be done - touchups to work, things that didn't get fitted into the original budget, changes to what was done originally, repairs to items that have broken in the meantime.

Ensure you maintain your house, now your home, regularly:

Check and clear gutters regularly. The last thing you want to be doing is standing on a slippery aluminium ladder in a storm at 2am with buckets of water coming down while clearing out your overflowing gutter! (You REALLY don't want to be doing this)
Painting needs to be regularly done - timing is dependent on materials, colour, quality of paint and exposure to weather, but get it done, even if you have to listen to the cricket while you paint. Paint one wall per year and the window frames in the 5th year
Decks and paths, especially where shaded, can grow moss and this can be slippery and dangerous - clean regularly
Check drains to make sure they are clear
Check filters in the water system to ensure steady pressure
Clean your septic tank regularly if you have one
Check your roof - it's what keeps you dry - replace cracked or broken tiles or monitor the condition of the steel
Ensure plenty of mulch or bark goes on your garden a couple of times a year - it'll save a heap of time on weeding
Make sure little jobs around hte place get dealt to - studies have shown taking care of these can add three years to your life (it's true!)
Get your chimney clenaed regularly - some insurance companies won't cover chimney fires unless you can prove it's been cleaned
Clean the outside of windows - you'll be surprised what a really wonderful difference it can make both inside and out
Clean your house! Some cladding and roofing manufacturers' warranties are void if this is not done!