Ways to Maintain your Home & Prevent Losses
Here are a few maintenance tips you might want to add to your Honey-Do List:
- Caulking – helps to prevent mold and water damage
- Dryer – Lint Traps and Exhaust Ducts – prevents dryer fires
- Inspect & Repair Roof
- Test & Clean the sump pump and pit – helps safeguard against basement and crawl space flooding
- Inspect & clean chimneys yearly
- Clean & maintain gutters and downspouts which can cause damage to your foundation
- Check for termites yearly
- Regularly maintain pipes & plumbing – burst pipes can send water throughout your home
- Inspect your deck
Performing these maintenance tips can help you mitigate the risks to your home which can result is thousands of dollars of damage.
Source: Property Casualty 360
