Spring has arrived with long days, warmer weather, and lots of home projects that you can catch up on! From repairing winter property damage to preparing your home for summer fun, the big question many find themselves asking is what should you do first? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not sure where to start? These six basic home maintenance needs are all worth your attention this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clean Your Dryer Vent<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Quite possibly one of the biggest fire hazards in your home is a clogged dryer vent, yet so many people overlook regular maintenance of it. You can easily prevent a future disaster by cleaning out your dryer vent each spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clean Your Gutters<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This unpopular task can be put off time and time again, although it’s extremely important to keep up with regular maintenance. Blocked or damaged gutters won\u2019t be able to effectively combat the heavy spring rains unless properly cleaned or repaired. Debris needs to be removed and damaged pieces will need to be replaced. You should also check your downspouts to ensure that they are turned away from your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check Your Basement<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This seemingly simple task can be the difference between a small issue or a larger issue later down the road. In addition to examining the outside foundation area of your home for cracks, you should carefully review all of your home systems such as HVAC units, water purifiers, etc. While in the basement you should also be on the lookout for signs of mold or other fungus and areas of dampness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clean and Inspect Window Screens<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Look over all of your window screens as you clean them for small tears that can be repaired. A little bit of work now will keep unwanted pests from coming into your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trim Tree Branches <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oftentimes over the winter tree limbs will die off and in the spring need to be trimmed. This can prevent larger limbs from falling onto your home during spring and summer storms and possibly preventing roof or other property damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n HVAC Maintenance<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Have your HVAC professionally serviced so that the A\/C will effectively run throughout the spring and summer months. The more effective your system is, the less money you will be spending on energy costs! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Following these six basic tips in addition to your property-specific needs will ensure that your home is ready for the warmer months ahead of where you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your home to the fullest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following these 6 tips will get you spring ready<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heather-ford-rHH4ytFvsw4-unsplash-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyond404realty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}