As Spring weather approaches there are areas of your home that need attention in the coming months. Make sure to take the time to check these items in and around your home and attend to any that need maintenance.
- Clean and test smoke and CO detectors.
- Test and reset ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) breakers.
- Change or clean the furnace filter.
- Operate the air-conditioning system
- Adjust registers and confirm that registers and cold-air returns are clear of furniture or
- draperies.
- Make certain the air-conditioner compressor is level and clear of debris.
- Turn the humidifier off.
- Inspect grout around tile (floor or wall) and touch up.
- Wash windows and screens, clean weep holes, and lubricate tracks.
- Check caulking, inside and out, and touch up.
- Check garage overhead door.
- Start and adjust sprinkler system.
- Test exterior faucets for broken pipes.
- Clean gutters and confirm that downspouts or splash blocks drain away from the house.
- Look for settling of backfill soils and fill in where needed.
- Check exterior paint and refinish as needed.
It's easier to do regular maintenance on your home each year instead of waiting until it's too late, or time to sell. By waiting, you often spend much more on repairs that could have been prevented. And, if you find you need to sell your home, it will need to be in tip top shape to compete in today's market.
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Start Spring Break off right with a visit to
Stone Mountain Park on Saturday April 4th. The
Lasershow Spectacular can be seen nightly April 4-11 during Spring FUN Break. Stone Mountain Park’s nine-day kids festival,
Spring FUN Break at Crossroads, will include an all new 4D Theater movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth and a lot more. Check it out starting this weekend! We'll see you there!
Labels: break, festival, lasershow, spring, Stone Mountain Park
The 31st Annual Spring Atlanta Home Show is coming to its new location at the Cobb Galleria Centre this weekend, March 20-22, 2009! Take advantage of one-stop shopping for everything for your home, inside and out. Talk face to face with over 300 participating companies offering you the latest home remodeling products and services. Whether you are selling a home that could use that competitive edge in today’s crowded market, buying a home that needs updating or remodeling, or just want to enjoy your home to the fullest, you will find what you are looking for at Atlanta’s largest and longest running consumer home show. For 31 years the Spring Atlanta Home Show has been improving home lifestyles and adding value to your largest single investment, your home.
For more information, please visit
www.atlantahomeshow.com.
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