Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance

Article by: Wallace J. Conway

Spring has sprung! Even more important than buds, , Tips for Saving Water for Your Landscaping birds, , What's in Store for National Home Gardening Club Members? and bees, spring , The Nigra Arborvitae Grows Well In Dublin Pa. brings buyers! When buyers are looking for a place , Finding Structural Problems During Escrow – Upscale Home Exa to nest, they would really rather not see problems. As it turns out, nearly every home , Introduction to Aquaponics inspected has problems or imperfections of some sort or size. Most issues are very minor and simple to correct. Almost all are a result of deferred maintenance.

Most of these simple deferred maintenance problems, when discovered during the home , Garden Sheds - More Than a Storage Area inspection, cause the majority of the headaches when trying to bring a contract to close. With the five quick checks described below it is probable that 90% or more of the minor maintained items typically discovered in the home , Gardening's Most Valuable Advice inspection could be eliminated, and with them a great portion of the time and stress associated with their correction:

1) Dirty Filter and Coils in the Heat , How To Prevent Clogged Gutters Pump. The clean and efficient flow of conditioned air , Garden Sheds - More Than a Storage Area as well as the longevity of this very expensive system is dependant on proper airflow. A professional cleaning is most always well under $100. Routine filter replacement can be done by a homeowner for about a dollar.

2) Poor Caulking of Ceramic Tile , Orchid Care: How Orchids Grow in the Tub and Shower , A Japanese Garden is Not Your Ordinary Garden Area. The cost to repair , How to Plant Tulips or replace a rotted shower wall , Garden Sheds - More Than a Storage Area often exceeds thousands of dollars. This is an avoidable event! A homeowner can accomplish caulking of tiled areas easily for under $20. If a crack in the caulk or grout is visible, you can believe it's large enough for water , What's in Store for National Home Gardening Club Members? to pass!

3) Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) not Properly Functioning. GFCI's are the electrical outlets that have the "press" and "test" buttons. These devices are critically important in reducing the chance for electrocution. The homeowner can test the devices by pushing the "test" button. The cost of a new GFCI is less than $10. They can be installed in less than 10 minutes.

4) Amateur Workmanship. When something looks like an amateur did it, that means an amateur did it, even if the perpetrator was paid for his work! When amateurs do things, the materials are often improper for the intended purpose or of poor quality. Many times they are both. Seldom are proper permits pulled or inspections performed when work is performed by amateurs. Amateur work is also difficult to maintain. Amateur work and the people who perform it always complicate a closing.

5) Wood , What's in Store for National Home Gardening Club Members? Rot. Closing contracts sure would be simpler without wood , An Italian lifestyle project rot. It sure would be nice to see a home , Best Trees for Growing in Lawns listed that said "clear WDO on file". Consider doing the WDO inspection at the time of listing to greatly reduce the greatest challenge in real estate.

The act of selling real estate can be made simpler, more enjoyable, and more profitable by educating buyers and sellers about preventative maintenance. Spring , Three Choice Arborvitae For Your Landscape is a time of renewal - renew your interest in home , Tips for Saving Water for Your Landscaping care and take a few simple steps to keep safe, , Gifts for the Gardener comfortable, and ready for some summer , Introduction to Aquaponics sun!

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Wally Conway is President of Florida HomePro Inspections, and is featured regularly on HGTV's "House Detective". As a speaker, published author, instructor, and host of The Happy Home , Tips for Saving Water for Your Landscaping Inspector radio show every Saturday at 5 PM on WOKV 690, Wally blends the right amount of up-to-date information , Gardening's Most Valuable Advice with just the right amount of humor, insight, motivation, and real-world application. Visit http://www.wallyconway.com and http://www.gohomepro.com for more information! , Part II: What are the most popular floorplan features?

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