Home Health Tips
The following are a few helpful home inspection items you can do to help keep your home in the best shape possible.
January
- Heating/Cooling system - Review your service; clean up debris from around your outside unit, do not forget to change your filters
- Garage Door - Check for any loose parts
- Electrical Panel - Look for triped breakes (if any, make note and call an electrician)
March
- Caulking - Check doors and windows
- Roofing/gutters/downspouts/drains - Clean leaves and other debris
- Electrical outlets - Make sure you are not overloading outlets
- Tile grout - Inspect the grout lines of your tiles
- Fire system/smoke alarms - Make sure you have properly working smoke detectors
- Out buildings/sheds
- Fencing - Replace broken fence panels
- Siding - Check for damged siding and have it replaced
- Windows - Check for leaky or broken windows
- Attic ventilation
- Foundation - Check for movement and cracks
- Balconies/porches/decks
June
- Heating/Cooling system - Review your service; clean up debris from around your outside unit, do not forget to change your filters
- Garage Door - Check for any loose parts
- Electrical Panel - Look for triped breakes (if any, make note and call an electrician)
- Water heater safety valve/drain tank
- Septic tank level
- Plumbing system/fixtures/connections - Check for leaks or signs of plumbing failure
- Shutter/Storm Doors - June starts Hurricane season in Louisiana
- Fireplace/Chimney - Clean and service
- Weather stripping - Check for cracks and air leaks
October
- Caulking - Check doors and windows
- Roofing/gutters/downspouts/drains - Clean leaves and other debris
- Electrical outlets - Make sure you are not overloading outlets
- Tile grout - Inspect the grout lines of your tiles
- Fire system/smoke alarms - Make sure you have properly working smoke detectors
- Siding - Check for damged siding and have it replaced
- Windows - Check for leaky or broken windows