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6 Important Home Maintenance Tasks That Homeowners Might Miss.

Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:36 AM By koch Properties

6 Important Home Maintenance Tasks That Homeowners Might Miss.

Introduction

Owning and caring for a home is a big responsibility, but also very rewarding. If you pride yourself on keeping your home in tiptop shape, then you know that things always go smoother with a schedule. Even the most simple home maintenance tasks—from cleaning out your sinks to tidying up your pantry—can sometimes fall by the wayside without a proper place in your calendar. There are many different areas in your home to maintain, and some need to be serviced more often than others. The hard truth, though, is that many people overlook a number of important home maintenance tasks and that is why we have put together these helpful house maintenance tasks that homeowners might miss;

6 Important Home Maintenance Tasks That Homeowners Might Miss.

Oven/Stove Hood

The kitchen hood/vent soaks up steamy and greasy air particles to keep yur kitchen air clean while you cook and it is bound to get messy with time. Depending on how often you cook, the hood should be cleaned at least once a month.

6 Important Home Maintenance Tasks That Homeowners Might Miss.

Refrigerator’s Ice Cube Maker

We all want our drinking water to be filtered and clean but without properly cleaning and replacing filters, we can be creating other issues from dust, mineral buildup and other issues. Hence it is important to replan/clean your refrigerator's water filter as not cleaning it as needed can eventually contaminate the ice

6 Important Home Maintenance Tasks That Homeowners Might Miss.

Shower Heads

Over time natural minerals in the water can build up and clog the holes in a shower head. Adding shower head cleaning in your home maintenance schedule can help you prevent mildews that build up if left uncleaned.


Chimney’s

We all love a warm house, and wood-burning fireplace not only up the house during that cold season but it also gives a home the cozy feel. But the chimney needs to be periodically cleaned/swept as smoke can leave behind ash and carbon deposits and this residue needs to be removed.


Dishwasher

You might be thinking “ why clean a dishwasher? I use it to clean dishes”. Well your dishwasher might not not perform well or even last long if you do not clean it at least a few times a year.