Home Tips

Spring Maintenance

• Shut down and clean furnace humidifier, and close the furnace humidifier damper.
• Check air conditioning system and have serviced every two or three years.
• Clean windows, screens and hardware, and replace storm windows with screens.
• Open valve to outside hose connection after all danger of frost has passed.
• Examine the foundation walls for cracks, leaks and repair as required.
  Re-level any exterior steps or decks which moved due to frost or setting.
• Check eaves troughs and downspouts for loose joints and secure attachment to your home, clear any obstructions, and ensure water flows away from your foundation
• Clear all drainage ditches and culverts of debris.
• Undertake spring landscape maintenance and, if necessary, fertilize grass and trees.
• Inspect, test and vacuum all smoke detectors every three months.
• Check for damage to your roof, and clean gutters and downspouts; keep debris from accumulating.
• Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct and space under the dryer. Remove all lint, dust, and pieces of material or cloth.
• Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct and space under the dryer. Remove all lint, dust, and pieces of material or cloth.
• In your yard, remove all dead trees and keep healthy tress and bushes trimmed and away from utility wires.