Tag: Maintenance
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Your Winter Home Maintenance Checklist
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Keep paths cleared of snow and ice. Regular shoveling (or snow blowing) is the best way to keep walkways, driveways and sidewalks safe and ice-free all winter. Keep some pet- and plant-safe ice melt or sand on hand to provide traction on stairs and other slippery areas, and flag the edges of your driveway and…
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Home Maintenance Costs Hit A Record High. Here’s How To Keep Them Down
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Taking a proactive approach can help you save money. getty The cost of everything is rising, and home maintenance expenses are no exception. In fact, average costs to maintain a single-family home are now at an all-time high, according to a recent Thumbtack Home Care report. Earlier this year, Zillow and Thumbtack data revealed that…
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Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist
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W.L. Construction Inc.Save Photo Clean dryer vents. Lint buildup in dryer vents can make your dryer work less efficiently and even cause a fire — cool, dry fall weather increases static electricity, which can ignite lint that has built up, so now is a key time to get that lint out. You can hire a…
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Landscape design and maintenance can save homes from wildfires
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Photo: Bill Wechter/Getty Images (Getty Images) While the damage was devastating, one home remained intact after wildfires ravaged through Lahaina in Hawaii this summer. The historically preserved home on Front Street has a protective metal roof, but it also has landscaping that gave the house its best chance to not catch fire. As wildfires become…
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4 summer house maintenance tasks to do now to save money
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While for many, summer is a time of relaxation and making plans outside your home, it’s actually the best time to get on top of home maintenance issues. The weather is warm and the demand for tradespeople is a lot lower than it is in the winter months so it’s best to get your maintenance…
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Home Maintenance Inflation Is Real
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Buying a home is a milestone, but after the moving truck leaves you still have to take care of it — roofs leak, paint peels, appliances break. Unfortunately for homeowners, the cost of maintenance is going up. A new report by Thumbtack — an online platform that connects homeowners to handymen, contractors and other home…
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Your Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
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Chase & Arnold, Inc.Save Photo Tackle These To-Dos Over a WeekendWash windows. Clean the grime off glass inside and out for a lighter, brighter home indoors and increased curb appeal outdoors. Wash the exterior windows yourself by using a hose attachment, or hire a pro to get the job done. Clean gutters and downspouts. After…
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House Keepers | Automated Maintenance is the Latest Luxury Must-Have – Sotheby´s International Realty
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Bruno Abisror – Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Monica – Venice Brokerage Though robot butlers are exclusive to science fiction, that hasn’t stopped the world’s top architects, designers, and developers from envisioning luxury homes where efficient systems and processes assume more of the everyday maintenance. Such convenience is incredibly liberating for homeowners, so it comes…
