1. Schedule regular chimney and fireplace cleaning and inspection. General rule of thumb is to clean after each cord of wood burned.
2. Schedule regular pest control.
3. Schedule regular landscape maintenance and snow removal.
4. Schedule regular carpet cleaning.
5. Schedule a deep cleaning at least once a year, including cleaning the carpets, washing throw rugs, curtains and blinds, ovens, baseboards, and steam cleaning sofas, etc.
6. For owners who close their property for the winter, schedule a maintenance person or housekeeper to check on your property during the closed season.
7. Once every two years, schedule an inspection of breaker panels and plug receptacles (especially in salt-water areas because salt corrodes wiring and causes malfunctions and fire hazards).

© Christine Karpinski 2006

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