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Most people think that home maintenance is only about fixing broken things, but there’s a whole lot more to maintaining a property than meets the eye. Most of the maintenance that I see on home inspections is a result of having to fix something or wanting to. Every home owner should know about the primary types of home maintenance listed below.
1. Preventative Maintenance
This maintenance is focused on preserving the physical integrity and value of the property. By following a preventative maintenance routine you can reduce corrective maintenance costs.
Preventative maintenance consists of regular maintenance activities and routine inspections that are done to prevent problems with your building and to help prevent costly repairs in the future. It’s always cheaper to fix problems when they’re still small and preventable!
2. Routine Maintenance
This type of maintenance is all about preserving the reliable life of a component in your home. Take for example changing your furnace filter. By changing your furnace filter regularly you are preserving the physical integrity and value of the furnace. By following a preventative maintenance routine you can reduce corrective maintenance costs.
This is the most frequently done activity of all and is done by performing routine and scheduled maintenance of the property. Changing equipment filters, cleaning gutters, removing debris from roof drains, caulking, office cleaning, window cleaning and repairs, and parking lot care are just a few of the many items that require scheduled maintenance.
3. Corrective Maintenance
Corrective maintenance is undertaken when a component in the home fails and usually need to be done as soon as possible. This type of maintenance includes replacing a broken air conditioning unit, fixing a dripping faucet, unclogging drains, replacing light bulbs, or repairing a non-functioning toilet.
4. Deferred Maintenance
Unfortunately, this is a common finding during home inspections. Deferred maintenance is when things aren’t fixed but should be. Deferred maintenance really isn’t maintenance at all, but rather the repairs, replacements, and improvements that should’ve been done but weren’t. Now they’ve become larger problems with larger repair costs. These items are oftentimes the most expensive to fix and many times they could’ve been taken care of at far less expense, if they had been fixed when first noticed.
This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.
