Home Maintenance Checklist - Maintenance Check List

Home maintenance checklist

Home Maintenance Checklists & Logs:

Home Maintenance Checklist - Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist - Spring Home Maintenence Checklist - Fall Home Maintenance Log

Your home maintenance program should include a home maintenance checklist, home maintenance schedule and maintenance log for each major item. The maintenance log will help to see developing trends in repairs and costs. Use an organized filing system to store the information, as well as any receipts or contracts for each item in separate folders.

Any of the home maintenance checklists above are free to download. If you prefer, you can create your own home maintenance checklist using the points listed below as a guide. Create any sub-items as needed.

Here is a list of items to include in your home maintenance checklist:

Site Maintenance Checklist:

• Lot and landscaping; terrain condition, grass, trees, shrubs, bushes, retaining walls, walkways, fences, and so on.
• Grading: the ground in the immediate vicinity of the foundation.
• Garage and driveway.
• Swimming pool and recreational areas.
• Storage sheds/barns.

Exterior Home Maintenance Checklist:

• Exposed foundation.
• Bricks or siding.
• Gutters and downspouts.
• Exterior windows and trim.
• Porch, deck, patio, and summer rooms.
• Roof.

Interior Home Maintenance Checklist:

• Foundation.
• Framing.
• Electrical system.
• Plumbing system.
• Heating and cooling system.
• Doors and windows.
• Stairs and hallways.
• Appliances.

Your home, in essence, is a fairly complicated structure so you don't want to leave things to memory. A preventive home maintenance program with maintenance checklists and logs does take a little bit of time and planning but in the long run it's the least expensive way to maintain value in your home and investment.