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  • Test the smoke alarm once a week by pressing the Test-Reset button

    Smoke Alarm Maintenance, Cleaning, and Battery Replacement

    Smoke Alarm Maintenance Smoke alarm maintenance is another very simple task that should be performed in addition to weekly smoke alarm testing and yearly battery replacement (some manufacturers might suggest to replace the battery twice a year) - put it on your house maintenance priority list! Before you start any smoke alarm maintenance, check its age – if the alarm is more than 10 years old, replace it immediately because its sensor …
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  • Carbon Monoxide Warning Label

    Carbon Monoxide Alarm Maintenance | CO Alarm Testing

    CO alarm maintenance CO alarm maintenance - this another extremely important house maintenance task doesn't require any special skills from you. However, just like the smoke alarm maintenance it is something that should become a routine for you. A few minutes dedicated to CO alarm maintenance and testing might be a difference between life and death. Between 1999 and 2004, Carbon Monoxide poisoning contributed to 16,447 deaths in the …
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  • Avoid installing plugin type carbon monoxide alarms in areas easily accessible by children

    Carbon Monoxide Detector Alarm Locations | Where to Install CO Detector

    Where to install Carbon Monoxide detector alarm Watch this short video to discover where to install Carbon Monoxide detector alarm in your home, and check additional information below the video - it's for your own safety! Watch Home Maintenance videos on Youtube.com - Carbon Monoxide Detector Locations Although you may not be obligated to install Carbon Monoxide detector in your home (check the latest Carbon Monoxide Detectors State …
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  • Where to install smoke detector - installation too close to the ceiling

    Where to Install Smoke Alarm Detector | Proper Smoke Alarm Location

    Where to install smoke alarm detector Knowing where to install smoke alarm detector is as important as having this life saving devices installed at all. Where to install smoke alarm detector in a brand new home Where to install smoke alarm detector in an existing home Locations to avoid smoke alarm detector installation Watch this short video explaining the basics of where to install smoke alarms in your home and read the article …
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  • House safety maintenance - climbable balcony guardrails are not permitted - watch your children

    Balcony Railing Safety Code | Balcony Guardrails Safe for Children

    Balcony Railing Safety Code Do you have a balcony and small children running around the house? If so, before you start reading about the balcony railing safety code, make sure that they are not playing alone. My children are already older and I don’t have to worry about them fitting in between the balcony railings. However, every time I inspect a property with guardrails that a small child can simply walk through or climb up, I get goose …
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  • Closet light safety - exposed incandescent light bulb is not permitted, too close to storage, poses fire hazard

    Closet Fire | Closet Light Fixture Fire Hazards

    Closet fire can be easily caused by a closet light fixture Incandescent closet light fixtures can easily cause closet fire and this fire hazard is very often ignored by the home owner. Is your closet light fixture safe? Keep reading so you can verify that it's not going to cause any closet fire. We rarely pay attention to our closet light fixtures for as long as they work. Stacking cardboard boxes and plastic bags filled with old clothing …
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  • Test the smoke alarm once a week by pressing the Test-Reset button
  • Carbon Monoxide Warning Label
  • Avoid installing plugin type carbon monoxide alarms in areas easily accessible by children
  • Where to install smoke detector - installation too close to the ceiling
  • House safety maintenance - climbable balcony guardrails are not permitted - watch your children
  • Closet light safety - exposed incandescent light bulb is not permitted, too close to storage, poses fire hazard

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Exterior Fall Maintenance Tips

House exterior fall maintenance tips
Exterior fall maintenance tips for your home performed during the last days of summer and through the fall season should prepare your property for the cold weather extremes.

Follow this exterior fall maintenance tips / check list and pick whatever applies to your property, never delay it until the next month – you might be too late.

Full article: Exterior Fall Maintenance Tips

Interior Fall Maintenance Tips

House interior fall maintenance tips
The interior fall maintenance tips is a second part of home maintenance check list series dedicated to routine, seasonal tasks around your house.

We’ll start interior fall maintenance tips check list from the top of your house.

Full article: Interior Fall Maintenance Tips

Anytime Home Maintenance Tips

Anytime home maintenance
Anytime house maintenance explains a few of the house components that do not necessarily depend on seasonal preventive repairs. Of course, based on your observation of those components and their quality, you can implement some kind of a schedule that will help in monitoring and servicing.

Full article: Anytime Home Maintenance Tips

House Spring Maintenance

House Spring Maintenance
If you are reading this house spring maintenance schedule, you’re most likely a homeowner wondering how to decide what needs to be done and what things should have the highest priority on your list…
There might be some obvious, critical maintenance items that require your immediate attention.
Print this House Spring Maintenance Schedule...

Full article: House Spring Maintenance

Rain Gutter Maintenance Tips

Anytime home maintenance
Learning how to clean gutters is an important home maintenance task to perform on the exterior of your property. Neglecting rain gutter cleaning and its maintenance might result in costly repairs
Rain gutter cleaning must be performed more often if there are trees surrounding your house or if there are trees in the near neighborhood.

Full article: Rain Gutter Cleaning Tips

Home Safety Maintenance

Home Safety Maintenance
All of the safety home maintenance checklist items listed in this post are extremely important for household members, especially for children.
While performing home inspections I’ve noticed that many home owners, parents of small children, are simply not aware about the critical safety issues in their homes.

Full article: Home Safety Maintenance

Home Maintenance

So you have your dream home, it’s beautiful, and you’d like to keep it that way. It’s like a machine, a combination of thousands of smaller elements that are interconnected and create this object of your desire.

When all of those smaller components are properly optimized and functioning as anticipated, your home should provide you with a safe, comfortable, and energy efficient environment. However, the only way to sustain this condition is to implement some home maintenance procedures.

Home maintenance is a never ending process which basically boils down to 3 steps:

  • Observation of your home
  • Potential problem identification
  • Preventive home maintenance and repair execution

If you ever had a home inspection performed by a certified and experienced home inspector, you may already know that only a routine home maintenance will guarantee a “maintenance free” home.

I tried to cover many of the most critical yet typical home maintenance procedures on my website. However, questions following my articles confirm that interaction of various home components can often create a condition that is far from typical and difficult to diagnose at the same time.

You’re building this home maintenance website with your questions and I’m glad I can help you with it.

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