Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Now that summer is in full swing, and you've already had your Fourth of July fix, it's time to pay attention to another important aspect of summer: your home. When the outdoors is calling, it's often easy to overlook your living space. Brett Furman, a broker/owner in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, offers the following 10 maintenance tips to help keep your home in tip-top shape all summer long.

• Clean and seal decks.
• Hire a certified chimney sweep to inspect and clean chimneys.
• Wash the exterior of your home using a garden hose and a mild detergent.
• Check all exterior walls for peeling or cracked paint.
• Inspect brick or masonry siding for cracks or missing mortar.
• Inspect roofing for loose shingles and cracks.
• Check out the operation of your automatic light timers and motion detector systems.
• Prune trees and shrubs to keep branches from exterior siding.
• Clean and repair cracks in concrete driveways using epoxy patching material.
• Inspects foundation walls for signs of termites.

"These 10 home maintenance tips are certainly a start to getting your house spic and span for late summer...and beyond," says Furman.

Source: www.homesellerhandbook.com

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