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To keep your home safe, warm and in good working order we recommend these quick and easy winter home maintenance projects:

#1 Weather-Strip Your Doors and Windows
Doors and windows are an often-overlooked source of air leakage, but it’s important to weather strip them to keep warm air in and col...

Disasters, man-made or natural, can happen at anytime, anywhere, and vary in magnitude. Older adults and people with disabilities often have unique needs during a crisis. For example, approximately half of those over age 65 have two or more chronic health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes...

Neighborhood Enhancement
1. Help people paint and repair their homes.
2. Volunteer to clean up trash around a neighborhood
3. Share your skills! Volunteer to teach a class at a community center.
9. When fall comes around, distribute leaf bags and offer to assist neighbors with raking their yards...

Tune-Up Outdoor Gas Grills
No matter what your recipe is, the best burgers are cooked on a clean, well-maintained grill. Before cookout season kicks off, give your grill a once-over. Look for food drippings and grease buildup on the exterior, which can attract pests, and scrub these spots with a ...

Test and Replace the Batteries in Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors should be tested monthly, and the batteries should be replaced every year, so it’s a good habit to make this part of your regular spring maintenance routine. Test the batteries by simply pressing the ‘test’ button and making sure t...

Clean Weep Holes
Weep holes may be the tiniest feature of many sliding windows and vinyl replacement windows, but they serve a big function. The little holes, located on the exterior bottom of the frame, are an outlet for rainwater to drain away from the home, but they often can become clogged up...

Re-Caulk Outside doors and windows.
Exterior caulking is imperative for keeping water out of susceptible areas around the outside of your home. In the spring, it’s a good idea to walk around the outside of the house and look for areas in need of caulk where water may be working its way inside, o...

After winter snow melts and the April showers leave your property damp, it’s a good idea to inspect for signs of rotted wood. If you find any areas in need of replacement, use a polyester filler to rebuild the damaged areas. First, use a 5-in-1 tool to remove the rotted wood from the area. Then p...