Maintenance Task
- Install smoke detectors as necessary (at least one in the hallway on each level of the home and one in each bedroom).
- Make any electrical improvements recommended in the home inspection report.
- Remove any wood/soil contact to prevent rot and insect damage.
- Change the locks on all doors. Exterior door locks shall be readily openable without the use of a key.
- Remove or correct trip hazards such as broken or uneven walks, patios, and driveways.
- Correct unsafe stairways and landings.
- Have all chimneys inspected and serviced before operating any of these appliances.
- Locate and mark the shut-off for the heating, electrical and plumbing systems.
- Clean the gutters, downspouts, and valleys in the spring and fall.
- Check for damaged roofing and flashing materials twice a year.
- Cover turbine vents every winter/rainy season to prevent water intrusions.
- Cut back trees and shrubs from the house walls, roof and system.
- Clean the tracks on the horizontal sliding doors and windows annually.
- Test ground fault circuit interrupters using the test button monthly.
- Check furnace filters, humidifiers, and electronic air cleaners monthly.
- Clear faucets/shower heads strainer/aerator of rust flakes regularly, if pipe is galvanized-iron.
- Install and re-secure door stops as needed.
- Check attics for evidence of leaks, and condensation, and make sure vents are not obstructed, at least twice a year.
Caulking is necessary:
- Wherever the masonry meets the siding.
- Where pipes, cables and wires enters the house.
- Around window frames, door frames, and pet door entrances.
- Around air conditioners, exhaust fan vents, and clothes dryer vents.
- Around forced air furnace base and false floor panel joints and floor penetrations.
- Underneath metal or wooden door thresholds.
- At corner joints formed by siding and on split or broken siding.
- At joins, seams, cracks, or leaks in gutters.
- Around all roof vents, dormer, chimney flashing, and other roof penetrations.
- Where skylights meet a roof or wall and around vent stacks that go through a roof.
- Where the antenna connects to the house.
- Between any dissimilar materials such as wood and masonry, wood and metal, etc..
- Cracks in foundation, slabs, or basement floors and walls.
- Along the foundation sill plate- where wood framing rests on the foundation.
- With heat-resistant caulk, around the flues and chimneys, and at chimney joints.
- At gaps where the chimney passes through an attic and walls.
- Around fixtures such as bathtubs and toilets, where water could spill unto a floor.
- Around showers, shower heads and shower door tracks, sinks faucets, and soap dishes.
- Around pipes beneath sinks.
- Around splash boards and sinks rim in bathrooms and kitchens.
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