Summer 2018 Maintenance Checklist for Your South Florida Home
Want to get your South Florida home ready for summer? Then follow this summer 2018 maintenance checklist compiled by our home maintenance company: A New Coat Of Paint For Your Home’s Exterior Want to add some curb appeal to your home and give it an instant facelift? Then make full use of the warmer weather outside and give your home a fresh coat of paint. You can also consider incorporating some of the trendy exterior paint color palettes such as: Peach, cream, and green Soft gray and canary yellow Cotton white and deep blue Ivory, white, and aqua Crisp white, aqua, and royal purple Honey yellow, mustard yellow, and brown Cool green and pure white Taupe and rustic brown Olive green, oak, and white Window Maintenance While the interior facing sides of windows get cleaned relatively often, the windows’ exteriors are a different story. They are...
read moreHome Management and Maintenance Services for Your Vacation Home
If you own a vacation home in Florida, you are undoubtedly aware that maintenance is essential if you want to maintain the property’s long-term value. That is why it is essential to set home management and maintenance services in place: to ensure that your vacation home is properly maintained and taken care of while you are away. Home maintenance emergencies tend to be inevitable. The best thing you can do is ensure that you’re prepared to fight back when they strike. Having a list of reliable contractors on hand is certainly helpful. But not if you don’t stay in the area as the contractors won’t have easy access to the property. And if you’re handling your own vacation home maintenance and care, chances are that you will only discover the problems during the holiday season when the service providers are working with skeleton staff or are unavailable. Even worse,...
read moreWhy You Should Hire A Home Maintenance Company To Look After Your Florida Vacation Home
If you own a vacation home in Florida, chances are that it’s vacant for many months of the year. Hiring a professional home maintenance company to take care of your property while you away is the best way to maintain the property’s aesthetic appeal and value. It’s also a great way to ensure that you don’t have to spend your vacation time taking care of maintenance and upkeep issues and chores. Some of the Benefits of a HomeWatch Service Below are just a few reasons why you should hire a home maintenance company to look after your Florida home: Regular and thorough checks will be carried out to ensure that your property’s security hasn’t been breached and that there’s no damage from the weather, insects or similar. If a hurricane or storm is headed towards Florida, you will be promptly advised and the team will fully hurricane proof your...
read moreThe benefits of regular home maintenance
Keeping your home in mint condition all year round can easily become a mammoth task. When it comes to home maintenance, a popular option to keep tasks manageable is to choose one room per year to improve. Instead of dedicating each free Saturday to home maintenance and DIY tasks, focus on certain sections of your home and property. While household maintenance seems like an endless list of to-dos, it’s important to keep in mind that prevention is easier than cure. Proactively maintaining your household not only adds value to your home, but it means that small problems don’t become bigger, more expensive issues. If you notice small wear and tear issues, for example, it’s easier to buckle down and repair chipped tiles or a wobbly gutter than waiting until your entire floor or roof needs to be replaced. Whether you are considering selling your home in the near future...
read moreSummer Home Maintenance Checklist for Southern Florida
What checks should a summer home maintenance plan for a vacation home in South Florida include? Here’s a brief overview of some of the services offered by Gardens Home Management Services: Exterior checklist: Window re-caulking Window Tinting Window Washing Storm shutter installation Gutter and drain maintenance Water Treatment Systems Installation and Service Interior checklist: Window and Mirror cleaning Carpet cleaning Upholstery and Drapery cleaning Marble and Stone care Tile and Grout cleaning and sealing Appliance repair Landscaping services Weekly Maintenance Landscape Design and Installation Seasonal Flowers and Mulch Irrigation System Maintenance Tree Trimming Fertilization Programs Leaf Removal Handyman services A summer home maintenance checklist should include handyman services. This part of the program should include everything from fixing doors, caulking, appliance installation and hanging pictures to pressure washing and shelving. Pest control Pests can wreak havoc on a summer home in South Florida. A summer home maintenance checklist should...
read moreInterior and Exterior vacation home maintenance services
Maintaining your vacation home involves a lot more than checking that the electrical and plumbing system is working once or twice a year. A comprehensive home maintenance service should have a set list of things they check on the exterior as well as the interior of your home. Here’s an overview of the interior and exterior vacation home maintenance services offered by Gardens Home Management Services: Exterior home care Harsh climates and weather conditions can pose unique threats to your property. Have you ever stopped to consider how you could be affected if a hurricane, tornado, lightning storm or extremely cold weather hit your area? Exterior home care should ideally offer generator services so that you have backup power if your power is knocked out due to extreme weather. Other exterior home maintenance services include storm shutter installation, gutter and drain maintenance, window re-caulking, window tinting, window washing and...
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