basic care maintenance schedule

Winterizing Your Home 

Each fall you should perform the following checks to ensure your home is prepared for the onset of cold weather.

 • Furnace: Forced air systems: check or replace filters. - Cycle the furnace to be sure it operates.

 • Plumbing: Drain water from exterior faucets and pipes. Store hoses and remove from faucets. 

• Windows & Doors: Check sashes and frames repair or replace weather stripping and caulking. 

• Gutters & Downspouts: Check for and remove leaves and other debris that might cause clogs.

 • Sashes and Doors: If insulated glass fogs, replace it. 

• Fill settled areas and depressions around the foundation to maintain proper slope for drainage.

 • Asphalt or concrete driveway - treat as necessary, repairing cracks.

January – February 

March – April 

 May - June 

July – August 

September – October 

November – December