Maintenance Spring Maintenance Tips

INSIDE

• Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to ensure they are working efficiently. (replace batteries if required)
• Adjust thermostat for summer mode.
• Clean filters in HRV, hood fan and furnace – this should be done monthly.
• Clean windows and re-install screens
• Schedule annual maintenance on your furnace and air conditioner by a qualified contractor
• Set the fireplace to summer mode and shut off pilot light if you have one.
• Remove the glass from fireplace & clean as required.

OUTDOORS

• Clean any debris that has collected in your window wells.
• Remove winter cover from your air conditioner and clean the coils.
• Clean out eavestroughing and make sure no leaks so water drains away from the house (at least 3’)
• Lubricate garage door tracks, tighten any bolts that have loosened & replace any damaged weather stripping.
• Check external surfaces (roof, etc.) to make sure nothing was damaged during winter and repair as required.
• Clear any debris from swales; make sure there is no remaining snow or ice blocking them from draining water effectively.
• Make sure your gas meter is not blocked by debris or snow.
• Close the bleeder nut and open the valve to outside hose connection and check for any leaks once the risk of freezing is over.
• Start spring landscape maintenance, fertilize trees and plants, and apply lawn seed.
• Check exterior steps and ground settling at foundation, re-adjust steps if moved around during winter, and build up landscaping if necessary to ensure proper rainwater flow away from foundation walls.