Stupid House Stuff

They should come out with some sort of manual when you buy a house!

Lately i have had to do some stupid house maintenance stuff that you never think about ...

here are some examples, hopefully they will help someone out.

Clean your gutters!
this year i had to do that and i scooped out about 50 pounds of crud sitting in my gutter, never thought of doing that until it was too late. we had a little leak in our roof and i checked out just about everything until i cleaned my gutters!

Flush your hot water tank out.
your suppose to do this every year, who knew?? We had to get a new hot water tank this year because i never once thought that you would have to clean it. Apparently stuff builds up in the tank and takes years off your hot water tanks life away.

Turn your water off to faucets that are outside
luckily our winters here are not cold enough, but this is something you should so your pipes dont freeze over. This can be messy when the water in your pipes start to defrost

Clean your Furnace
This is something you should do every other year, so the dust and crud in your air doesnt circulate

also dont cheap out on useless maintenance stuff, but it once so you dont have to keep buying it over and over and over again. you spend the money to do it properly this will save you lots in the long run!!

im sure there are tons more stuff but these things recently happened to me, im sure there are tons more ... (sigh)

This has nothing to do with house maintenance but here are some regular maintenance stuff you should do.

check your tire pressure
change your oil regularly
clean your freezer and fridge! ( i throw out old stuff all the time ..)

im sure brushing your teeth, showering, combing your hair ... ect ... are all in there somewhere too but you would figure some people wouldnt know it.

let me know if i can add to the list ...