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Home maintenance, explained properly
Long-form guides to looking after a home: seasonal checklists, what maintenance costs, the tasks that are really about safety, and how to keep records that help you sell. Written for the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
How to build a home maintenance schedule that survives real life
Why most maintenance schedules die by month three, and five rules that keep one alive: fewer tasks, honest intervals, seasonal batches, one reminder.
What a home Maintenance Score actually measures, and how to raise yours
One number for the state of your home: what goes into it, why overdue safety tasks weigh most, what a good score is, and the fastest ways to move it.
The fall home maintenance checklist that actually prevents winter repairs
A fall checklist ordered by what fails first in winter: heating, water, roof and drainage, then comfort. With US, UK, Canada and Australia timing.
How to winterize your home, by climate: what cold, temperate and warm regions actually need
Winterizing is not one list. Cold climates drain and insulate, temperate ones fight damp and the odd freeze, warm ones prepare for storms. US, UK, CA, AU.
The nine home maintenance tasks that are really about safety, not upkeep
Smoke and CO alarms, dryer vents, gas servicing, radon, electrical checks: the maintenance jobs where skipping is a hazard, not a cost. US, UK, AU, CA.
How much does home maintenance really cost per year? Numbers for the US, UK, Australia and Canada
The 1% rule, the square-footage rule and what really drives the number: age, climate and doing routine work yourself. Figures for four countries.
First-time homeowner? The maintenance to do in your first 90 days
What to find, test, record and schedule in the first three months of owning a home, in order. For first-time buyers in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
The maintenance records that help you sell your home (and the ones nobody asks for)
What buyers, surveyors, inspectors and insurers actually want to see, and how to keep those records without a second job. US, UK, Australia, Canada.
Looking for a specific task?
The 50 free guides answer "how often should I..." for every task in the Maintainly library, with the interval, the accepted range and what differs by country.
Reading about it is the easy part
Maintainly turns these articles into a plan for your home and reminds you before each task is due.