Page 12 April 8, 2021 Berthoud Weekly Surveyor
Routine maintenance for the home
Special to the Surveyor With spring comes the idea of spring cleaning, but it’s more than just giving your home a good dusting and cleaning out your closets. Routine maintenance on your home’s essential systems, such as your HVAC unit, septic system, and roof, is one of the most important things you can do to keep your home protected and your system’s running efficiently all year long. With the warm weather on its way, now is the perfect time to inspect, clean and repair your home from the inside out. As a homeowner, there are some steps you can take yourself as you start your spring cleaning. You will want to pay special attention to the following systems to ensure your home is protected: • Pipes: check to make sure they haven’t sprung a leak or experienced other forms of damage from the winter weather. These systems are more likely to freeze with our low Colorado temperatures causing unexpected issues to arise. • Roof: look for signs of damage to your shingles and gutters following the harsh winter weather, snow and ice can build up in these areas and put unnecessary weight on them. Check your gutters regularly to ensure water can flow through them. • Electrical wiring, indoor and outdoor: check for frayed wiring and ensure outlets and wall plates aren’t cracked, loose or damaged in any way. • Air conditioning: inspect and clean vents, remove debris from
outdoor units and change your filters. • Indoor Air Quality: reduce allergens inside your home by controlling dust mites, keeping surfaces clean and uncluttered, and vacuuming once or twice a week. • Septic: make sure your drain field is clear, without signs of overflow. Keep flowers and other plants away from the drain field when doing any spring gardening. Leave the hard stuff to the professionals. Look to them for your larger spring projects, including air conditioning check-ups to prepare your system for warmer weather, indoor air quality solutions, septic pumpings, gutter cleaning and repair and electrical or roofing inspections. With the warmer weather, we know you’ll want to spend more time outside with your family and friends. The last thing you want to do is experience problems with your system or add extra tasks to your to-do list. Experienced technicians will be happy to assess any of your home’s systems to ensure they are working properly this spring. When you work with a professional, you get guaranteed repair work, honest and reliable service, superior craftsmanship and highquality products. They generally offer 24/7 emergency service for when those pesky problems happen outside of business hours. This article is courtesy of Lion Home Service, give them a call at 970-682-3443 or visit the website at lionhomeservice.com.
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