The Importance of Having a Plan and Executing it
It’s September. Labor Day has come and gone. And the 2021 football season is underway.
It’s hard to believe that Fall is less than a couple of weeks away, with temperatures in the nineties.
You don’t think football teams just show up to the first game of the season without plans, preparation and follow through expecting to win, do you?
Your home maintenance should be approached the same way.
You need to have plans, preparation and follow through to get your home in the best shape and prepared for the season…just like football teams. When football players haven’t done their best to be prepared their more likely to be injured. The same is true for your home.
In June of 2019 I wrote about how to make home maintenance manageable. It is a plan complete with monthly, quarterly and seasonal actions to be taken to keep your home in the game.
Fall maintenance is about cleaning up grass and leaves that have collected and preparing for cold weather.
It’s hard to think cold weather, but it will be here sooner than you think.
The current warm weather makes it hard to think Fall maintenance, but there is enough that needs done it’s not too early to get started.
The Fall maintenance list includes:
- Servicing central heating systems
- Covering or removing window air conditioners
- Closing foundation vents
- Cleaning out gutters
- Cleaning out basement window wells
- Flushing and turning off outdoor water faucets
- Cleaning and inspecting chimneys
- Checking entry doors and windows
There are also quarterly maintenance actions to be done:
- Changing HVAC filters
- Testing smoke/carbon monoxide detectors
- Testing GFCI receptacles
- Checking water softeners and adding salt if needed
Don’t forget the monthly maintenance:
- Cleaning garbage disposal
- Cleaning range hood filters
- Inspecting fire extinguishers
- Cleaning clothes washer
- Cleaning dishwasher
Just like football teams prepare for the upcoming seasons…
You should prepare your home for its upcoming season.
Having a plan and being prepared is important to a winning season. If you would like your own winning plan, get a free Home Maintenance Plan and Seasonal Checklist by going to the bottom of the Solution Building home page and download it.
