Purchasing a house can be pretty exciting, but it also demands maintenance like any other item purchased. However, it’s a higher kind of maintenance this time. As it should be, it is, after all, a house that stores most of your valuables, including family or pets. It is ideal to find a home with materials that will last a century, but this does not necessarily mean leaving it alone. This entails monthly caring or a daily routine to ensure a house is well taken care of at times and in specific areas.
If you want your house to look and feel good, taking care of it is unavoidable labor of work. It would help if you also were willing to shell out a little more money since quality products don’t come easy. For example, it is best to call a professional to repair the air conditioning unit when it is not functioning properly. If you fix it by yourself, you might cause further damage.
Here are ways one can take care of their house:
Dust
Regularly wipe, sweep, and vacuum the dust. Dust is one of the elements that make a house feel and look dirty. Dust is everywhere around us, and it’s so tiny that it gets through any cracks or holes. A home where footwear is left outside can help a lot with decreasing dust content. Vacuum at least once a week, make sure holes, and cracks are covered, or eliminate unnecessary furniture that gathers or accumulates dust.
Water
Water is an essential commodity of the house, and the lack of water affects your home significantly. Its uses vary from personal hygiene to personal nourishment. However, water is also a source of decay and pests. Ensure your pipelines are not leaking; leakage will eventually loosen cement, cause wood decay, and gather moss. Avoid the uncovered water storage anywhere inside or outside the house, and water is where most insects lay their eggs.
Sunlight
Another source of decay is sunlight. The sun can make anything it touches get older over time. So it is best to keep most of your house away from the sun’s rays. Your roof must be of quality and regularly maintained by soundproofing materials. You may have a specific time to lower your window drapes to avoid the type of sunlight that’s too strong. Depending on which state you live in and on the time of the day. This also applies to your garden if applicable.
Pests
Pests affect not only your house but you and your family too. It could be bacteria-carrying pests or just simply an unwanted guest. Depending on their advice, it will be better to have a verified or trusted pesticide company check and disinfect your house at least once in three months. It might seem that your home is pest-free, but it won’t hurt to check. Most pests are usually nocturnal and burrow or hide on crevices away from the naked eye. It is also best to proof your house from just insects, and some pests are bigger than that, such as raccoons and reptiles.
Food
Food is also one of the everyday things found inside the house, and food can nourish the body. However, if unattended, it can be an invitation for maggots, moss, or ants. Also, food must be disposed of properly, so it’s best to have a garbage bin exclusively for biodegradable.
Not to mention most edible products come most often with wrappers. It will be most convenient if your groceries come in with less plastic, which is a rarity in the modern world. But it still can be helped; practice using paper bags or multiple uses of one plastic bag.
Odor
It will be tempting to purchase sprays to keep your house odor-free. However, this becomes more expensive in the long run. To maintain an odorless home, first, you have to identify the source of the odor. It might be from the refrigerator, between the walls, the kitchen, the pipes, or shoes. Once all sources of odor can be distinguished, making sure those sources are clean and odorless will be the next step. This is much more practical and lasting, as opposed to constant purchasing of sprays or perfume.
Paint
Paint jobs are vulnerable to decay and peeling, dependent on the quality and longevity of the paint. The quality of paint should be prioritized, ideally lasting decades; however, if such is difficult to acquire, then look for the second-best. Maintain your paint job; it’s composed of 90% of your house. So spending a little for paint job maintenance is just worth it.
Temperature
It will be wise and efficient to have perfect control or awareness over the temperature of your house. This way, you can keep your home warm when it’s a cold day or cool on a hot day. A house also sweats on a hot day, not literally, but it also gets affected. Your shelter deserves maintenance; this will also lengthen the durability of its capacity to shelter you and your family.
Rearrange
Rearrange your house once in a while, make it feel different on special days. A home should have a theme or a mood. Rearranging also entails cleaning, so a house could use a little bit of both. Place the furniture in a different location or the sofa on another corner, find creative ways to make your home feel different.
Opinions
Ask some professionals, friends, or family for other creative ways to maintain or take good care of your home. Though houses do differ, a different perspective may be something your house needs a fresh eye, a different style, or a technological add-on.
Having a house takes hard work, too, not only on purchasing it but also on maintaining it. It is, after all, still subject to entropy and decay. A building responsible for your and your family’s safety and security demands a little time and money for its maintenance.
