Seasonal Upkeep & SafetyGuide
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Placement, Testing and Replacement
Alarms are only useful if they are in the right places and still work. Check the date on the back: smoke alarms expire after 10 years.
Services · Seasonal Upkeep & Safety
Seasonal Upkeep & Safety repairs
Seasonal checklists, alarms, winterizing and a yearly home check.
Most of the emergency calls we get could have been a twenty-minute job a few months earlier: a hose left on an outdoor faucet before a freeze, gutters that were full in November, a smoke alarm with a dead battery.
We run seasonal visits that work through the checklist for you, fix the small things on the spot, and leave you a written list of anything that needs watching.
What we fix
- Fall and spring home check visits
- Winterizing outdoor faucets and irrigation
- Smoke and CO alarm testing and replacement
- Gutter and downspout cleaning
- Filter changes and vent cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Weatherproofing doors and windows
- Handrail and grab bar installation
Guides & posts
Read up before you call
Some of these you can handle yourself. Each one says where to stop.
Seasonal Upkeep & SafetyGuide
Your First-Year Homeowner Checklist
The first year in a house is when you learn where everything is. Do these jobs early and every later repair gets easier and cheaper.
Seasonal Upkeep & SafetyBlog
How to Hire a Contractor Without Regretting It: Quotes, Licenses and Red Flags
We are a contractor, so take this with that in mind. But most of the horror stories we hear could have been avoided with four questions asked at the start.
Seasonal Upkeep & SafetyBlog
A Year-Round Home Maintenance Calendar
Most expensive repairs start as small jobs that got skipped. Here is how we would spread the upkeep over a year, so no single weekend is overwhelming.
