subject: Home Warranty Protection Saves $$ For Summer Home Maintenance [print this page] Happy June! We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day.
Now that your picnic guests have all gone home with leftover hot dogs and potato salad in Tupperware, its time to break out the white linen trousers, the open-toed sandals, get that pedicure (were talking to you, sir), make sure your home warranty insurance is in order and declare war on the mosquitoes.
You know what they say: if you dont usually think about home warranty protection when mosquito season starts, you must not live in Georgia.
Whether or not your home state boasts blood-sucking insects of unusual size as the weather turns balmy, you probably greet the new season with some awareness of a handful of challenges youll face. Youre the prepared type. You think ahead. Thats why youre reading this article in the first place, not desperately Googling What To Do When The Deck Collapses Under The Weight Of Your Great Aunt Sally. Because you know that the majority of large cost home repairs can be avoided through regular maintenance and checkups done each year.
Start Here
Here are the top ten tasks your house will thank you for tending right from the start of the summer:
11. Check your toilets for erosion of plastic floater valves and pipe connections
12. Check washing machine hoses for cracks and bulges, replacing as necessary
13. Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct and space under the dryer
14. Wash and clean lint screen on dryer to eliminate fabric softener build-up
15. Clean garbage disposal using ice cubes, lemon juice and running water for one minute
Dont Forget To Take Care of You
1. Be realistic and patient. Youre thinking ahead, and thats great, but not everything needs to be done in the space of a weekend, or even a month. Be aware of the state of everything in your home. Prioritize, and then space projects out.
2. Let the whole family help in some capacity.
3. Reward yourself! You just washed and cleaned the lint screen on your dryer. That merits an ice cream cone or a cold beer on the deck. The fact that the deck is clean and cared for? How about a night out at the movies with your sweetheart, or a day trip to the beach?
4. Home Warranty Protection. You work hard and your hard work saves you a lot of money, but you cant prevent every possible problem, and we dont want you to drive yourself crazy trying. Investing in a Home Warranty Plan is the smart way to buy a little peace of mind.
