Maintenance Checklist for Orlando Realty
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Leaves are starting to change color, nights are getting cooler and pumpkins are appearing on porches of Orlando homes. All signs that fall is here.
Meaning it's time to do fall preventative maintenance on all Orlando homes. To assist you get started, this is a fast checklist:
" Have a professional heating contractor examine your Orlando home's heating system. An annual furnace inspection ensures that your heating system is working at peak efficiency and most significantly that it's running safely.
" Exchange your furnace filter. Furnace filters need to be changed continuously to permit your heating system to operate properly.
" Hire a licensed chimney sweep clean. Have him inspect your wood burning stove or fireplace and clean the chimney.
" Check your home for water damage. Look for water stains on the ceilings or leaks underneath the lavatory and kitchen sinks. This minor water damage may seem trivial, however can result in real issues, like a weakened roof or rotten boards.
" Prepare your pipes. Every year, roughly a quarter-million families have their homes ruined because of water pipes that freeze and burst. Prepare your pipes, both inside and outdoors, before the chilly climate hits. Caulk round pipes the place they enter your Orlando home. Insulate pipes in unheated areas. If you have a separate valve for outside faucets, shut it off. If you don't have a separate valve to show off outside taps, wrap outside taps or hose bibs.
" Tend your backyard instruments and equipment. Run all garden gear till the gasoline is gone. This removes flammable liquid from your garage.
Drain water from garden hoses and sprinklers. Clean shovels, hoes, trowels and spades
" Examine your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Change batteries and clean the alarms if needed.
" Examine caulking. To prevent water from seeping into the sub-floor, examine and restore the caulking round your bathroom fixtures. To reduce warmth loss, examine and repair the caulking around doorways, home windows and outlets.
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Orlando Local
Submitted
2010-10-06 16:58:18 |
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