Home · 13 recordsKeep up with home maintenance

Most expensive house repairs start as a cheap job nobody did: a gutter not cleared, a filter not changed, a seal not redone. This walks the house once to record what is there, then turns the checks into a regular rhythm so the jobs arrive when they are due instead of when something fails.

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Goal

A house that gets looked after before it breaks Month 3

Small jobs on a schedule, so the expensive ones do not arrive.

Know the house Week 2

Where everything is, recorded once.

  • Find and label the main water shut-off and the fuse boxDo firstDay 3
  • Note the boiler or furnace model and the filter sizesDay 7
  • Walk round outside and list anything that looks wrongDo firstDay 10
  • Trim the checklist note to this houseDo firstDay 13

This season's jobs Month 2

The first round, so the rhythm starts now.

  • Clear the gutters and downpipesDo firstWeek 3
  • Book the heating or cooling serviceDo firstWeek 4
  • Check and redo seals around baths, sinks and windowsWeek 6
  • Start a maintenance fundWeek 7

Routines

  • Ten-minute look for leaks, damp and damageweekly
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The maintenance checklist

Monthly Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms Check under sinks and around the boiler for leaks Run water in taps and showers that are rarely used

Every season Clear gutters and drains Replace or clean heating and cooling filters Check seals around baths, sinks and windows

Every year Service the boiler or furnace Check the roof, chimney and exterior paint Test that the main water shut-off still turns

Trim it to the house. A list full of jobs that do not apply stops being read.

Questions

Keep up with home maintenance, answered.

Monthly: test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and look for leaks. Each season: clear gutters, change filters, check seals around windows and baths. Each year: service the heating and look at the roof and drains. The note in this plan has the full list, to trim to your house.
Because nobody knows where the main water shut-off is until water is coming through the ceiling. Recording the boiler or furnace model, filter sizes, fuse box and shut-off valves once turns every later job from a search into a task.
A common rule of thumb is one to two percent of the home's value each year, more for an older property. It is a rough guide, but it makes a repair a planned cost rather than an emergency.
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