The Professional Expert

Outside Home Maintenance

Now that the weather has turned nice, let’s head outside. 

First, you will want to take a look at the air conditioner unit. Have the bushes grown up around it?  You will want to trim them back 6-12” from the sides of the unit so they don’t block airflow. 

Take a look at the fins on the a/c unit, too.  If there is a lot of crud built up there, you can rinse them off with a stream from the hose. Also get any leaves out of there.

If you didn’t have you’re a/c serviced in the fall, go ahead and make an appointment for someone to come out and check out/clean out the unit so it is ready for air conditioning season.

If you have storm windows, you can replace them with screens. If you didn’t clean the screens in the fall, go ahead and clean them now.

While you are accessing the windows, bring out the cleaning supplies and give them a quick cleaning.

Also check to see if they open smoothly.  If they stick, you can rub a little beeswax (or any candle) on it to provide a lubricant. 

Check for peeling paint or dry rot. While you are there, you can fix it before it gets too hot outside. A dry rot filler kit from the local home improvement store contains a stabilizer, which keeps the rot from spreading and putty that will fill in the hole.  Apply per the instructions on the package. Then paint it with exterior grade paint.  It is a good idea to paint the whole surface, not just the repair. That way it will match. The surrounding area probably needed paint anyway.

Tomorrow we’ll stay outside, but we will look at the yard…

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