Summer To-Do Checklist

Have the best summer ever. Take advantage of the warm weather and enjoy the fun summertime activities we wait for all year, like pool time, backyard barbecues, and al fresco dining. But don’t forget to check off these important home maintenance tasks to spruce up your home and keep it well maintained all year.

Year-Round Home Maintenance Resources

Want to keep up with home maintenance all year long? Take a look at these additional Home Care Buzz checklists. They can help you be sure you're staying up to date with tasks around the house as the seasons change:

• Fall Home Maintenance Checklist
• Winter Tips and Tidbits
• Spring List of To-Do’s
• Maintenance Checklist for Homeowners

Summer Home Maintenance To-Dos

Collect seashells

• Inspect decks and wooden structures for rot; make repairs as needed
• Check eaves around roof, chimney, and caps and remove insect nests; fix any damaged areas

Have a BBQ party

• Inspect washer hoses and dryer vent system
• Plant flower and/or vegetable gardens

Make homemade ice cream

• Check exterior paint for peeling and chipping; touch up as needed
• Wash windows and screens inside and out

Sleep in a tent

• Bring out summer clothes and store winter clothes
• Wash all throw blankets and store until cooler months

Take a road trip

• Inspect irrigation system and garden hoses for obvious leaks; repair or replace as needed
• Swap out winter curtains with light-colored and lightweight versions to let in the sunshine

Float down a river in an inner tube

• Change the direction of ceiling fans, clean blades
• Check window screens for rips and tears; repair as needed

Watch fireworks

• Prune shrubs away from air conditioner unit
• Clean clothes dryer vent pipe

Go fishing and catch the big one

• Replace HVAC filters
• Clean outdoor grill grates, fill propane tanks

Go to the beach

• Check caulking around shower, bathtub, and sinks;
• Check condition of range hood fan and clean the hood filters