Causes And Cures For Common Home Maintenance Problems

 

Proper and on-going maintenance is essential to retaining and growing the value of your home. Preventative home maintenance, as the name implies can help you prevent more costly repairs down the road.

Keep your roof free of debris and mold growth you can extend the life of your roof. You will eventually have to replace it. However, if maintained that need not be before the end of the roof’s normal useful service life.

Your home's landscaping includes trimming trees and bushes away from your foundation and making sure there is no wood-soil contact around the perimeter of your home. If left untended, these conditions invite unwanted house pests like termites and carpenter ants.

Inspections: 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. many home inspectors estimate that homeowners should spend between 1 to 3% of the value of your home on annual home maintenance and repairs.

Painting: Whether you the owner of a new home or a vintage home, your care for it's exterior painting should be put on a routine maintenance schedule.

For more information how to maintain your home's value for selling and for more answers to causes and cures for common home maintenance problems, call Jenna Thuening today at 952-829-2900.

This entry was posted on December 27, 2010 and is filed under Real Estate Articles from Jenna Thuening.