Home Trends From Bonni & Shauna

SPRING HOME MAINTENANCE When you own a home, there are numerous things you need to do to keep your home in tip top shape and protect it and yourself from the elements and time. While not all of these will apply to you and your particular property, here is a list of common home maintenance tasks to cross off your to-do list this spring. Exterior. If you’re responsible for

Interior. There are a few tasks that make sense to attend to every spring, such as the following. • Replace batteries in Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors • Deep clean in, behind, under and around your appliances • Wash window coverings • Shampoo the carpets and polish wooden floors • Have the AC maintained and your furnace cleaned before shutting it off for the warmer weather • Rotate (and clean) ceiling fans

maintaining the exterior of your home, examine the following to ensure there isn’t any damage that has occurred over the winter as well as any debris preventing things from working properly. • Roof and shingles • Downspouts and gutters • Chimneys • Window and door trim • Decks and patios • Cement pads, driveways and sidewalks • Railings and stairs

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