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Health & Fitness

Jeff Christy Talks About the Advantages of Preventative Home Maintenance

Preventative maintenance can help to avoid repairs, extend the life anticipation of many machines and in some cases, cut down on energy expenditure.

Few things while maintaining a home is free. Preventative maintenance, with all the time and money it guzzles, is more cost effective than waiting until something breaks and then rushing to have it renovated. It can also help to avoid repairs, extend the life anticipation of many machines and in some cases, cut down on energy expenditure.

Advance Warning

A regular maintenance schedule also allows one to monitor certain circumstances and gadgets. Habitual roof inspections, for example, will give one enough warning to get several roofing quotes so you can make a knowledgeable and cost efficient decision. While, if no maintenance is completed, and the roof unexpectedly leaks, there is minute time to look for a better deal than the one you end up with. Under those circumstances, you are forced to go with the roofer who can do the job the fastest - not necessarily with best or even the one you wanted after the fact.

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In addition to monitoring systems which wear out, structural monitoring can also be done. It is not unusual for people who have been living in a house for awhile to abruptly notice that a door frame is uneven and the door does not close as it should. With regular maintenance, the cracks which occur in the wall surfaces bordering to the door frame can be observed. Knowing whether these cracks have appeared suddenly or have been growing at a specific speed, is valuable information when identifying the problem and proposing a repair.

Every Two Years

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It is recommended that you receive a home maintenance inspection every two years after the purchase of your home or immediately following inclement weather.* For about the cost of a basic automotive tune-up, a home maintenance inspection can help identify problems and damage in your home before they become extensive. Get a home maintenance inspection- it just makes sense.

* Heat waves, high winds (especially from tornados and hurricanes), torrential downpours and severe thunderstorms can all lead to home damage that may be unnoticeable right away.

Proper and on-going maintenance is crucial to preserving and increasing the worth of your home, which is why it’s helpful to have a checklist of things that need maintenance in your home. Preventative home maintenance, as the name implies can help you prevent more costly repairs down the road. A Buyer’s Choice estimates that homeowners should spend between 1 to 3% of the value of your home on annual home maintenance and repairs.

Call 1-813-600-7662 or go to www.lutz.abuyerschoice.com for more information.

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