When deciding on buying your dream home always bear in mind the maintenance component of owning your own home. Even if you buy an upmarket ready to move in home, it doesn’t mean there won’t be any maintenance. Yes, there will be minimal maintenance at first if you have done well acquiring a well -maintained home, however at some point in the future you will be faced with pesky maintenance item such as leaking taps, door & cupboard hinges that need replacement, varnishing of windows, maintaining the deck & fence, as well as painting your home.

If you were unable to afford a well-maintained home and had to settle buying a home needing minor improvements, always ensure you allow for maintenance in your monthly budget. Generally, a home that has not been maintained is going to be giving you monthly problems to fix.

So why it is so important to maintain your home instead of just waiting for the day that you eventually have no choice but to fix stuff?

Well, there are numerous reasons:

  1. To keep your home looking good
  2. To ensure household fittings & fixtures last longer
  3. It saves you money in the long term
  4. To ensure your home maintains it value

It is common knowledge that if a problem is left and not attended to, it eventually will cost more money down the line to fix. The most rewarding part on maintaining your home is that it enhances your home experience. What better way to enjoy your home than having peace of mind that everything works, looks good and your investment is growing in value.

Apart from painting your home on a regular basis, a key area to maintain or control, is water damage. Water damage maintenance will include:

  1. checking your gutters & downpipes are functioning well when it rains
  2. checking your roofing on a regular basis to ensure no tiles are broken
  3. checking your paving to ensure it hasn’t sagged or cracked
  4. checking storm water channels are not blocked and have no cracks
  5. checking kitchen drainage pipes are not leaking
  6. checking outside garden taps are not dripping

Checking all of the above, on a regular basis, ensures you identify any problems that may result in water damage. Water, especially stormwater runoff has an unnerving way of finding cracks and holes with a very negative result.

Attending to problems identified during water damage maintenance will no doubt save money given water damage issues are costly to repair. Give us a call to carry out an inspection and the quote on your maintenance needs.

Categories: UncategorisedPublished On: October 12th, 2021