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Summer Home Maintenance Tips
 Like a car, your home needs regular maintenance and occasional tune-ups to stay in tip-top shape. Home improvement experts recommend that you create a calendar to take on regular maintenance projects throughout the year. Here are a few suggestions for summer to keep your yard healthy and your home cool.
Outdoor Tasks:
***Clean and care for decks, patios, or porches. Look for peeling paint, sagging roofs, and damaged stairs. Make sure the supports are not broken, weakened, or rotted out.
***Clean or power-wash your home's siding.
***Prune trees and shrubs.
***Remove lint from dryer exhaust vent with a long, flexible brush.
***Test and lubricate garage doors.
***This is also a good time to clean out all that clutter that seems to accumulate in garages.
***Check your home's crawlspace (if it has one) for water damage, animals, or other foreign matter.
Indoor Tasks:
***Change or clean heating, ventilating and air conditioning filters.
***Clean kitchen appliances inside and out, including refrigerator coils.
***Maintain clean drains by adding a half-cup of baking soda followed by a half-cup of white vinegar. After 10 minutes, flush with boiling water.
***Drain or flush water heater.
***Check your dishwasher. Look for any signs of leaks under or around it. Check to see that the washer arm isn't stuck by opening the dishwasher and spinning and lifting the washer arm. Make sure the drain hose arcs up to prevent backwash from the drain into the dishwasher.
***Remove showerheads and clean them to remove any sediment buildup.
***Replace flashlight batteries.
***Change furnace filters.
***Test carbon monoxide and smoke detectors and replace batteries or devices if necessary.
Here's a link to a website with suggestions for all four seasons:
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