Before jumping off the deep end of home maintenance, it is always best to have a plan. It keeps you focused on what needs to be done next, and also breaks up the work so you don’t have to do everything at once.
Not everybody’s plan will be exactly same – we have to adapt our home maintenance plan to our family’s lifestyle. It doesn’t have to be rigid or complex; just as long as you get things done.
The best way to make your home maintenance plan is to follow these steps:
Walk through every room in your home. Make note of all the appliances, furniture, linens, window treatments and lighting for each room and write it down.
Visit the attic and do the same. Also make note of any ventilation, a/c unit duct work and wires.
Take a walk around the house. Write down the number of doors and windows that lead to the outside. Look at your house’s exterior, are there cracks, crevices or environmental overgrowth? Write it down.
Look at your yard. Are there weeds, holes or bare patches in your yard? Make a note on your paper.
Walk your property line. Are there areas of the fence that need repairing or repainted? Write it down.
Now, move down the driveway and see if any concrete repair is needed, or stubborn weed overgrowth. Make a note of it.
Once you have this important information, you are ready to divvy up the work and make a maintenance schedule.