Are high utility bills, wildly variable indoor temperatures, and hot and cold spots problems in your home? These are all signs that your HVAC system could be a lot more energy efficient than it is currently. Check out our article on the most efficient way to heat and cool your home.
Read MoreJohn and Beth are here to share with you their tips and suggestions, as well as interviews with industry experts, with the goal of helping you become a smarter homeowner. Once we buy a home, we now ask ourselves the question… Now what? Today’s episode focuses on the value of maintaining your home, including home maintenance and all the different things that we as homeowners need to do to maintain our home. Tune in for advice on everything from preventative maintenance to standard maintenance, what we can save, and how to improve the value of your home!
● [02:00] Standard care of the house.
● [05:00] Health and safety, including smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
● [10:00] Maintenance and the value of your home.
● [13:00] Increasing your replacement costs if you neglect small 30 minute tasks.
● [17:00] How to be reminded of tasks which need completing.
● [22:00] Should you be doing these tasks yourself or hire a contractor?
● [29:00] Start with the basics to figure out the typical maintenance things you need to do from a preventative standpoint.
● Keeping track of home maintenance will add value and save time.
● The difference between doing the tasks yourself or hiring a contractor.
● How to keep track of home tasks which need completing.
Between work, family and extracurricular activities you can feel as if you’re pulled a thousand different ways.
When you have a good home management system in place, it can help to reduce the overwhelming feeling that comes with not having a plan.
Few things can lend relaxation to a home like aquariums.
However, once the novelty of having an aquarium diminishes, tanks are often left to languish, growing murky and dim until you can’t even tell whether or not any fish call the tank home.
One of the saddest things to see is a home that has been left to rot in place, the windows cracked and broken, large strips of paint hanging from the siding, and a yard full of weeds poking through the piles of trash scattered everywhere. Read More
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