Maintaining a home is a continual responsibility; but, one you can take great joy in if you love your home!
First, rid yourself of the idea that you will do something when you can get ‘the whole job’ done. That rarely happens. Paint a room every season; wash a couple windows every other week. Oh….and about vinyl-clad maintenance-free windows: They get mildew and dirt on them; however, with a little ‘Fantastic’ or similar product, they wash easily.
Streaks on your roof: I am about to have someone give me a price on my roof. I’ll let you know the result when it’s finished.
I read statistics created from information about cost of maintenance on homes and the result seemed to be that you have to plan on spending , annually, about 1% of the value of the house. I think that is accurate.
Happy spring and summer cleaning! Mariah
