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Home maintenance

Small jobs now. Fewer big bills later.

Plain-English guides to looking after your home: a simple yearly schedule, seasonal checklists, caring for heating, cooling, water and roof, and saving for the big replacements before they're urgent.

Plan your budget How long things last

Fall checklist3 of 5 done

  • Clean gutters and downspouts
  • Replace furnace filter
  • Test smoke and CO alarms
  • Schedule heating tune-up
  • Drain and store garden hoses

Repair fund$292 a month

An example for a $350,000 home using the 1% guideline.

Start with one of these

CalculatorMaintenance budgetPer year and per month. GuideHow long things lastPlan replacements early. ChecklistHome MaintenanceSixteen steps a year.

15 home maintenance guides

Planning

By season

Key systems

Big-ticket planning

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The Home Maintenance Workbook

List your home's systems and their ages, follow seasonal checklists, log every service and plan a repair budget.

Get the free PDFSee the Home Maintenance checklist

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Your home, on paper

Good Day Home Maintenance Binder: printable seasonal checklists, a systems inventory, a maintenance log, a warranty tracker and a repair budget, all in one binder.

$9 once. Yours to keep. 30-day refund.

See what's in the binder