Home maintenance involves regularly inspecting and repairing parts of the house to maintain safety, value and functionality. Key areas to focus on include the roof, fireplace, tiles, safety tools like alarms and fire extinguishers, windows and doors, faucets/sinks, electrical systems, and gutters. It is important to check for issues like loose or missing shingles, blockages in the chimney, dirt or stains on tiles, non-working alarms or sprinklers, problems with locks or glass, leaks, shorts or faulty outlets, and debris in gutters. Professional help should be sought for repairs beyond one's abilities like electrical or plumbing issues.

1. Home
Maintenance

2. D you have your ow house? D you have your ow m d t o cl ean your
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house? H e m nt enance i s som hat r el at ed t o hom r epai r . I n hom
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m nt enance, you need t o m sur e t hat your house has no pr obl em I t
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ake
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is also to make sure the safety of your family. From the root word “Maintain”
you need t o m nt ai n t he st at us of your house l i ke cl eani ng and
ai
r epai r i ng your house. Som of hom m nt enance w ks ar e ver y easy, but
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or
t her e ar e al so t hat ar e t i m consum ng and can onl y be done by a
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pr of essi onal . M hom ow s ar e ver y busy on t hei r w k t hat i s w
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t hey hi r e a m d t o cl ean t hei r house and a Sm l C
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f or t he r epai r s. R
epai r i ng som pr obl em i n your house i s not
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i m ovi ng your house. I t i s j ust m nt ai ni ng t he val ue or good st at us
pr
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of your house. I f you ar e w l l i ng t o do m nt enance i n your house and
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you l ack of i deas, you shoul d r ead som t i ps bel ow
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3. Here are some things in
your House that you NEED
to
Repair and Clean

4. Roof
Thi s i s t he f i r st par t of t he house t hat you need t o check. R
oof i s one
of t he i m t ant par t s of t he house because i t ser ves as shade f r om
por
t he sun and pr ot ect i on f r omr ai nf al l . You need t o check i f t her e ar e
pr obl em on your r oof l i ke i f t her e ar e br oken or cur l i ng shi ngl es.
s
C
heck al so i f t her e ar e sm l hol es t hat m by nai l s. I t i s t o avoi d
al
ade
w er f r omr ai nf al l com ng i nsi de your house. W goi ng up on t he
at
i
hen
r oof , m sur e your r oof i s dr y. You al so need t o w k on nai l l i nes i n
ake
al
or der t o avoi d st eppi ng on sof t par t .

5. Fireplace
You shoul d al so check your f i r epl ace. The f i r st t hi ng you need t o do i s
check t he dam i f som hi ng i s bl ocki ng i t . Som i m ani m s
per
et
et es
al
usual l y st ay t her e because i t i s w m Som i m t her e ar e al so f al l en
ar .
et es
l eave on t he dam . I f t her e i s som hi ng t hat bl ocks t he chi m
per
et
ney, you
shoul d i m edi at el y cal l a pr of essi onal . You shoul d al so cl ean t he
m
f i r ebox, r em t he ash, debr i s or di r t . Al w
ove
ays r em ber t o bur n cl ean
em
m er i al s, i t i s not a good i dea t o bur n m er i al s l i ke coal , r ubber ,
at
at
gar bage or pl ast i c because t he pr oduce t oxi c f um
es.

6. Tiles
M sur e t o cl ean t he t i l es on your bat hr oom ki t chen and ot her ar eas
ake
,
on your house. W di r t st ays on your t i l es i t w l l def i ni t el y st i ck
hen
i
and w l l be har d t o r em especi al l y i f your t i l es ar e l i ght col or ed
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ove
like white. If your tiles are stained, use a wet mop and if you can’t remove the
stain by mop use a brush. There are many ways to maintain the cleanliness of
your tiles. Just don’t be l azy.

7. Safety tools
I f you have f i r e ext i ngui sher , al ar msyst emor f i r e spr i nkl er i n your
house, you need t o check t hemt oo. C
heck t he f i r e ext i ngui sher i f i t i s
still working or not same also to fire sprinkler. It would be a big problem if
your house burn and you don’t have tools to extinguish the fire. You also need
to check your alarm system if it is working properly. You definitely don’t want
robbers or intruders to enter your house and steal all your belongings when you
are asleep. If you don’t know how t o check t hem you shoul d l et
,
pr of essi onal s t o check your saf et y t ool s.

8. Windows and Doors
These ar e t he m i m t ant par t s of t he house t hat you need t o check.
ost
por
You shoul d check your w ndow and door s i f t hey ar e i n good condi t i on.
i
s
I f t he bol t s i n your l ocks ar e get t i ng l oosen, t i ght en t hemup by usi ng
a scr ew dr i ver . You shoul d al so check i f t he m er i al you use i n your
at
door i s st i l l i n good or bad condi t i on. I f your door s or w ndow ar e
i
s
w
eak, i nt r uder s can easi l y br eak i n by f or ce. You shoul d al so cl ean t he
gl ass i n your w ndow di r t can possi bl y st i ck i n t he gl ass and i t w l l
i
s,
i
be har d t o r em
ove. You can al so put oi l i n t he hi nge of your door s i n
or der t o open and cl ose i t pr oper l y.

9. Faucets/Sink
Al so check i f your f aucet s ar e w ki ng pr oper l y. I f you open your
or
f aucet s and t he w er f l ow i s ver y sl ow check i f t her e ar e som l eaks
at
,
e
on your pi pes. I f t her e ar e pr obl em i n your w er pi pes, your w er
s
at
at
m def i ni t el y becom di r t y. You al so need t o check your si nk
ay
e
especi al l y i f i t i s not w ki ng pr oper l y, t her e m ght be som hi ng
or
i
et
blocking it. Usually, dirt from washing plates blocks the sink. If you don’t know
how t o cl ean your si nk or r epai r your f aucet s, you need t o cal l a
pl um ng com
bi
pany.

10. Electrical System
To avoi d house f i r e and pow shor t age, you need t o check t he
er
el ect r i cal syst emi n your house. C
heck your br eaker sw t ch i f i t i s
i
w ki ng pr oper l y. C
or
heck al l t he el ect r i cal out l et s i n your house i f
t her e ar e som t hat needed t o be r epai r ed. I f t he el ect r i cal syst emi n
e
your house has no pr obl em t he next t hi ng you need t o check i s t he
,
el ect r i cal appl i ances. C
heck t he pl ugs of your appl i ances i f t her e ar e
som open w r es. I f your l i ght s ar e not t ur ni ng on or bl i nki ng, you
e
i
need t o check t he f use.

11. Gutters
You need t o cl ean gut t er s at l east t w ce a year . I f heavy r ai n f al l s
i
and you not i ce t hat t he w er f l ow i n t he dr ai nage i s ver y sl ow t her e
at
,
m be a pr obl emon your gut t er . G on t he r oof and r em t he di r t on
ust
o
ove
t he gut t er , you can easi l y r em di r t by j ust usi ng your hands. I f
ove
your gut t er i s r ust y, you can use a sandpaper t o r em t he r ust . I f t he
ove
gut t er i s t ot al l y eat en by r ust , you need t o r epl ace i t and buy a new
one. I f your gut t er i s r ust y and i t al r eady cr eat ed a hol e or i t i s
al r eady l eaki ng, r ai nf al l or w er can possi bl y ent er i nsi de your
at
house.

12. H e m nt enance i f ver y i m t ant , i t can pr event t he par t s of your
om ai
por
house from totally getting destroyed and also prevent accident. If you don’t
know how t o do m nt enance on som ot her par t s of your house, I
ai
e
r ecom end M o Bui l di ng Sol ut i ons because t hey pr ovi de a hi gh
m
acr
qual i t y ser vi ce. They can al so pr ovi de r enovat i on and const r uct i on.

13. Additional Tips
• Don’t use your hands on handl i ng bur ni ng l ogs.
• Don’t use vacuumon r em ng ashes, l i ve coal s m r em n on t he
ovi
ay
ai
ashes.
• W checki ng your el ect r i cal syst emor r epai r i ng or ot her
hen
el ect r i cal appl i ances, m sur e t o t ur n of t he el ect r i cal suppl y.
ake
• Bi r ds w l l possi bl y bui l d t hei r nest on t he gut t er s; you need t o
i
r em t hei r nest t oo.
ove
• Al so check t he bol t s on t he hi nge of your door i f t hey ar e get t i ng
l oosen.