You have a little extra money to burn and you want to apply it to home improvements. The question is, which Home Repairs improvements?
While cosmetic upgrades are important for resale value and how you feel about your home, you’ll probably derive greater value by taking a more practical approach. Here are a few simple home maintenance tips that will pay big dividends many times over:
Not just about repairs:
Maintaining your home on a regular basis can help prevent repair issues both small and large while enhancing your family’s safety. Simply by cleaning or changing your furnace and AC filters periodically, your systems will run better and more energy efficiently. Having your fireplace and chimney cleaned and inspected yearly will help prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and home fires. Maintaining the caulking and weather stripping around windows and doors is a great way to keep the cold air out while reducing your home heating costs.
Stop water leaks:
Test your toilet for leaks by placing a few drops of red food coloring into the tank. Come back in an hour and if the bowl water has changed color you know you have a leak, and one you’ll want to fix right away to help conserve water and prevent the problem from worsening.
Refrigerator maintenance:
To help keep your refrigerator running smoothly, it requires no less than annual maintenance. That includes vacuuming the heating coils in the back to prevent overheating. With the fridge pulled away from the wall, also look on the floor for any signs of a current or past water leak. Experience dictates that it’s not the water on the floor you need to worry about, but rather any water that might have seeped into the sub-flooring where damage can occur.
Up on the roof:
If your roof is at least five years old, it’s a good idea to have it inspected once a year for loose shingles, mold, and any signs of water damage. Also be sure to check the roof condition around skylights, vents, and chimneys as these areas are most prone to leaks. Any repair issues should be resolved before winter to prevent melting snow and ice from getting inside your attic and causing water-related damage.
Repairing plumbing leaks is a specialty of the house hear at Norhio Plumbing and we’d be happy to locate and/or stop any you might currently be experiencing. Give us a call at your experience so we can help you conserve water and protect your home from water-related damage.
