HOME MAINTENANCE – A DREADED WEEKEND TASK

Home maintenance is inevitable. Every homeowner or renter at one point has to deal with tasks related to home maintenance. It does not matter that you have invested in the best quality products. Everything with time requires either an upgrade or maintenance. A gas leakage, water pipe bursting, or oven losing electricity power are only a few of many things that can happen around your house.

Yes! No one wants to invest their Sundays climbing up a ladder fixing things, doing chores. But the question is, do you have a choice? No! Home is your biggest investment in life, its where you and your family live. Therefore it is extremely important to invest in maintaining your house, or you will end up with bigger expenses than you possibly imagined or some irreparable damages.

Below are few tips on maintaining your houses in the summertime, this will help you stay on top of your game, earn a few compliments on being efficient and smart from your spouse and most of all save you big bucks.

1. GARDEN:

If you have a garden, big or small, do not neglect it. It is where you connect with nature and enjoy those beautiful evenings with breezy weather and birds chirping.  Invest in a lawnmower to keep your grass short, get rid of weeds, and water your plants. Keep your garden tidy.

• Make sure to water your plants early.
• If you have sprinklers, Make sure the system is up to date and working. You can contact any home maintaintence company in Dubai that can provide you with landscaping services if you think you can not do it yourself.
• If you have a pool, keep it clean.
• Do outdoor repairs, like broken fences, porch, garage fixes, etc.

2. INTERIORS:

While it is important to maintain your outdoors, indoors is even more important to maintain. Do not wait for it to get worse. The following are a few areas you need to keep a check on:

• Ceiling Fans:

Make sure the ceiling fans are working properly and their speed is not affected.
 

• Air-Conditionings:

If you have a central cool air conditioner, call in the maintaining company, at least once a year. Otherwise, you can clean filters once a month if you have window AC or split AC.
 

• Heat Protection:

Summer can get dangerous, especially in Dubai. The heatwaves are real and can cost you or your loved one their life. It is a good plan to prepare your home for such heatwaves. Make sure to invest in good doors that can make sure the weather from outside cannot get inside your home. Cover windows and doors with drapes.

Heatwaves can affect power grids causing blackouts. Keep an emergency supply kit for such instances. Make sure you are fully equipped with flashlights, batteries, generators, etc.
 

• Boilers and Radiators:

These are heating systems that use steam heat to keep your house warm during the winters. It is important to call the plumber for its annual check-up. Make sure to drain water and refill it as required.
 

• Insecticides And Pesticides:

This is something that is unavoidable and if you do not deal with a pest or bug situation as soon as possible, it turns out to become a bigger problem and might cost you a fortune.
 

Your house can easily get infected with bugs, mice, termites, ants, etc. Different weathers bring different hostile takeovers by different little bugs. While for some you can solve the problem with a bug spray, another infestation requires thorough cleaning which is better handled by professionals.

If you are troubled with a continuous pest problem, mice, or bed-bugs it is better to contact a maintenance company in Dubai and look for professional helpers to get rid of the infestations. Many companies offer monthly or yearly maintenance contracts. It is worth investing in because it happens even in the best of well-built houses.
 

• Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors:

Every home needs to invest in these carbon monoxide detectors. Make sure that they are updated with new batteries when needed, and check them twice a year to make sure they are working properly.

3. HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS:

Get contractors for your home improvement projects. These projects might include, plumbing projects, roof-top projects, painting your house, and many other renovation projects. Make sure all your dryers and vents are in working conditions.

CONCLUSION

Your Home is your little safe haven. It is best to keep your house well maintained to keep yourself and your family protected from unseen disasters. It is an investment in your future. Therefore as soon as the need arises, tackle the problem first thing, instead of keeping it aside to solve it at a later day.

Author Bio:

Malik Nabeel Ali is a student of Virtual University, Islamabad. He is working in Nomi Promo Code. He is basically inhabitant of Wah Cantt. He is a young SEO analyst. His area of interest is Search engine optimization.