Home Maintenance Checklist

By Robert Robillard

  Image: http://www.inspectamerica.com/ Preventative Maintenance Checklist Preventative maintenance, takes time and costs money, but it is still more cost effective than the crisis du jour approach of waiting until something breaks and then scrambling to have it repaired. Take the time to look at this home maintenance checklist and save time, money and aggravation. Why…

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Fall Home Maintenance

By Robert Robillard

Tips for Fall Home Maintenance Fall is the perfect time to work on your home. The weather is cooler and sun is lower in the sky making easier to work longer hours outdoors without discomfort. It is also the perfect time to perform fall home maintenance. This is the stuff that you need to do…

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Fall Leaf Removal Tips

By Phil Benevides

Fall Clean Up Tips to make your chores Faster and Easier Plan Waste Collection Wisely Check with your town or municipality for guidelines on Fall Leaf Removal. Many communities only collect Fall yard waste during a certain period of the year and often require the use of specific disposal bags. Remove Leaves Weekly Although your…

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Roof Safety Anchoring System

By Robert Robillard

Miller Fusion Roof Anchor Post Whether your looking for a permanent or temporary roof anchor solution there are a few things for you to consider with a roof  safety anchoring system . besides being required by OSHA falls hurt.   It’s not so much the falling, it’s the landing right?   Death from a fall is the leading cause of…

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Winterizing A Home

By Robert Robillard

Winterizing A Vacation Home I recently looked at a customers home that was damaged by frozen water pipes, they failed to Winterize their home properly. This customer turned down his heat super low and went on vacation for two weeks and came back to 5′ of water in his basement.  His hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, furniture…

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Caulking Exterior Trim And Siding

By Robert Robillard

High Performance Caulking As a homeowner, part of your yearly or bi-yearly maintenance schedule should be to inspect and reseal siding and trim joints around the exterior of your home. Use high-performance acrylic-latex, acrylic, acrylic-silicone, polyurethane, or terpolymer rubber caulks or sealants to seal gaps around windows, doors, corners, and other exterior joints that are exposed to…

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Home Maintenance Checklist

By Robert Robillard

Tips to keep your home well maintained As a carpenter I am often called to peoples homes to repair, replace or troubleshoot house problems. Most if not all issues that I deal with are a result of not taking the time to perform periodic maintenance.  These people need my  home maintenance checklist. The fall season, is…

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