Maintaining your home

Your Neatherlin home is built soundly, using reliable materials, so you can enjoy it for decades to come. To ensure that you experience the most comfortable environment and longest use possible, it’s important to maintain your home properly. Here are some important items to keep an eye on:

Home exterior:

• Periodically clean siding.
• Do not run sprinklers against siding.
• Keep shrubbery away from siding.
• Periodically caulk windows and doors, and expansion joints, where siding meets trim boards.
• Keep your attic vents unblocked and clear of debris.
• Inspect your attic from time to time to ensure there are no signs of roof leaks.
• If you have a wood deck, paint it, seal it or otherwise protect it from the weather.
• Periodically inspect nails in your wood deck to ensure none are loose from the effects of weather.

Home interior:

• Periodically change air filters.
• If you use a kerosene heater, be aware it adds significant moisture to the air, which may lead to mildew problems. Ensure that your heater is properly vented.

Foundation:

• Ensure that water drains away from the house.