Summer Tips
Inside DIY
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Change or clean heating, ventilation and air conditioning filters. Consult manufacturer instructions for your furnace to determine whether you need to change filters more frequently. Learn more about choosing a filter. Get information on cleaning or replacing your HVAC filters.
Clean kitchen appliances inside and out, including refrigerator coils.
Maintain clean drains by adding a half-cup of baking soda followed by a half-cup of white vinegar. After 10 minutes, flush with boiling water.
Clean inside kitchen and bathroom cabinets and throw away outdated food, medicine and cosmetics.
Inspect your attic to make sure there are no animal nests or signs of rodent damage. Test to see if attic fan is working properly and if it needs to cleaned of cob webs or debris.
Have your air conditioner professionally inspected and serviced before the summer heat arrives. HVAC companies are booked up fast when the heat hits. A maintenance will extend the life of your air conditioner.
Reset your circuit panel and breakers to test their functionality. Look for any signs of electrical charring and make sure each breaker is labeled correctly. All wires leading to the panel should be organized, and not a tangled rat’s nest.
Outside DIY
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Walk around your home’s exterior and slide open crawl space vents at the foundation.
Prune trees and shrubs.
Wash all windows, inside and out.
Install or repair damaged screens on windows and doors to keep bugs out of your home. Patch kits are a great cost effective way to extend the life of your window screens.
Touch up peeling or damaged paint on your house. If you have plastic siding, soap it down and wash it with your garden house. Careful using a power washer as it may damage or loosen the siding. For brick homes, power washing is a good option always use a lower pressure setting when power washing and avoid your windows.
Take out your furniture and air out the cushions. If you patio furniture was left outside, clean it with soap and water to remove the dirt left by winter weather.
Get your grass gutting lawn mower ready for the warmer weather by following the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance tips.
Fertilize your lawn and look for any spot that the grass has died. Replace dying patches with new sod.
Summer maintenance Checklist
When the sun is out, and warm weather is finally here to stay, home maintenance is the last thing you should worry about. Use our quick summer home maintenance guide to get the hard work out of the way at the beginning of the season. Don’t worry if the weather is already heating up; these tasks are indoors:
