Maintaining Your Gallery Home
Proper and on-going maintenance is essential to retaining and growing the value of your home, which is why Gallery Homes provides you with our Homeowner's Maintenance Manual which includes a detailed maintenance checklist. Preventative home maintenance, as the name implies, can help you prevent more costly repairs down the road. For example, by keeping your roof free of debris and mold growth you can extend the life of your roof. You will eventually have to replace it, but not before the end of the roof's normal useful service life. Some other items that should be on your checklist may include trimming trees and bushes away from your foundation and making sure there is no wood-soil contact around the perimeter of your home. These conditions invite unwanted house pests like termites and carpenter ants. Treatments for wood destroying insects can be costly, but nipping the infestation early on could save thousands on potential structural damage the insects can cause if gone untreated. To help you keep on track with your home maintenance needs we've developed this monthly maintenance schedule. Armed with this schedule, you will be ready to properly maintain your home and reduce the potential for major unexpected repairs.
- JANUARY
- √ Lubricate Door Hinges & Locks
- √ Lubricate Garage Door & Opener
- √ Clean & Lubricate Window Tracks
- √ Lubricate Sliding Glass Door Tracks
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- FEBRUARY
- √ Drain Water Heater
- √ Clean Aerators & Shower Heads
- √ Recaulk Sinks, Tubs & Showers
- √ Condition Wood Cabinets
- √ Check Caulk - Exterior Windows
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- MARCH
- √ Test Air Conditioning System
- √ Check G.F.I. Circuits
- √ Test Smoke Detectors - Batteries
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- APRIL
- √ Reset Sprinkler Timer
- √ Check Irrigation System
- √ Condition Interior Wood Surfaces
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- MAY
- √ Clean & Seal Countertop Grout
- √ Check Exterior Paint & Caulking
- √ Check Caulk - Exterior Windows
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- JUNE
- √ Replace/Clean Furnace Filter(s)
- √ Hose off A/C Condenser(s)
- √ Clean Window Weep Holes
- √ Clean Condensation Line for A/C
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- JULY
- √ Lubricate Garage Door & Opener
- √ Recaulk Sinks, Tubs & Countertops
- √ Clean & Lubrictae Window Tracks
- √ Lubricate Sliding Glass Door Tracks
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- AUGUST
- √ Check Roof For Damages
- √ Clean Debris From Roof Valleys
- √ Check Roof Mastic
- √ Caulk Exterior Windows
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- SEPTEMBER
- √ Test Furnace
- √ Check G.F.I. Circuits
- √ Test Smoke Detectors - Batteries
- √ Change A/C Filter
- OCTOBER
- √ Reset Sprinkler Timer
- √ Check Irrigation System
- √ Check Yard Drainage
- √ Condition Wood Cabinets
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- NOVEMBER
- √ Clean Aerators & Shower Heads
- √ Check Dryer Vent for Debris
- √ Check Weatherstripping
- √ Check Caulk - Exterior Windows
- √ Chimney Sweep / Check Fireplace
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary
- DECEMBER
- √ Clean Rain Gutters
- √ Clean Yard Drains
- √ Clean Condensation Line for A/C
- √ Check A/C Filters - Clean or Replace as necessary