Top 5 Maintenance Tips To Save Your Home

Home maintenance typically slips our minds amidst our full schedules and fast-paced lives. Cooking every day, doing laundry, and tidying up your house can take up a significant amount of time, but keeping on top of repairs can save you money in the long run. Much like your car, even your home needs regular tune-ups to stay in optimal condition.

Keep reading to learn which tools you need to keep your home in top condition. 

What Tools Do I Need for Maintenance?

It helps if you already own a few tools that can facilitate your handyman fumbling, such as a drill, drill bits, screwdriver, saw, hammer, and other essential ones. However, if you’re new to the world of home maintenance, you may not be well equipped. Fortunately, most hardware stores carry all-in-one sets that can help you take on simple tasks. 

We recommend you follow our top five home maintenance tips to help your home live a healthy, functional life. 

1. Handle Loud Door Hinges

If your door hinges begin to squeal, spray some lubricant into the middle of the hinge to silence them. If that doesn’t help, knock the hinge pin up about halfway with a screwdriver and hammer, then rub some lubricant such as 3-in-1 oil on it. Tap it back down and move your door back and forth until the squeak is gone.

2. Stabilize Your Showerhead

If the pipe poking out of your shower wall ends up loose, you can pull back the flange and apply some expanding foam into the gap around the shower arm. As it dries, it will fill the cavity and maintain the pipe in place, which reduces wobbling.

3. Buff the Scuffs

Hardwood floors eventually collect scuffs from hard-soled shoe traffic, but there’s an inexpensive way to get rid of them: using a tennis ball. The ball’s felt-like surface can effectively remove scuffs, as long as you rub it over the mark using force. If you don’t want to get on your hands and knees, you can cut a hole into the ball and poke a broom handle into it for effortless buffing.

4. Tend to Sticky Windows

Have you ever tried opening a sticky window that won’t budge? Attempting to pry open a window when it’s sticky can stress it and result in damage over time. Next time you feel resistance, spray a bit of silicone lubricant on a rag, then lightly coat the guides; this method is effective for plastic, metal, and wood.

5. Patch Your Drywall

Inevitably, your home’s walls will end up with a few holes from hanging pictures and mirrors. Holes can be frustrating because if you want to change things up, you’ll end up with unsightly dots peppering the room. Luckily, this is an easy repair; all you’ll need to do is buy some spackle and scrap it into the hole. 

Hudson Douglas Public Adjusters is Here for You

Although you can maintain your home by making repairs as needed, there are some situations you can’t prepare for, such as natural disasters. If your home or business experiences a loss due to water, smoke, or fire damage, you’ll need to resolve your claim quickly. At Hudson Douglas Public Adjusters, we represent you, not your insurance company. Call us today for a free claim review.