Summertime is full of happiness, friends, family, outdoor adventures, and relaxation. However, it is also a time to attack, head-on, any issues concerning both the interior and exterior elements of your home too, ready for the winter months.
So here, to guide you on your way to a safe and secure home throughout the seasons, are some of the most important property issues to resolve during the summer months.
- Your Garden Checklist
As you will no doubt be wanting to spend as much time as possible in your back garden, spending your time relaxing in the sunshine with a cocktail, or else wining and dining with your friends, proper garden maintenance is relatively easy to complete during the summer.
Some of the most important tasks in the garden include the following:
- Covering the soil with a good quality mulch
- Mow both your front and back lawns
- Thoroughly water your entire garden (including the grass)
- Weed the borders
- Deadhead your flowers
- Clean Your Decking
Patios and decking experience the brunt of the rain, wind, and snow damage throughout the winter months, so one job that both substantially enhances the aesthetic appeal of your back garden, as well as makes the area safer and more durable, is to thoroughly clean them.
A pressure washer is by far the best piece of equipment to use for such a job, and if you do not currently own one and neither do your local friends or neighbours, there are plenty of companies who will lease you one for the weekend for a reasonable cost.
- Pest Infestations
Hopefully, as soon as you discover an infestation of cockroaches, flies, wasps or even rats and mice, you would have called the appropriate experienced company, such as Sheild pest control, to come and exterminate both the pests and their nests.
However, it is also important to conduct a thorough walkaround of your property, paying specific attention to your attic and your garage, both of which are more likely to be penetrated by unwanted pests.
- Clean the Guttering
Not only is cleaning the entire guttering system of your property recommended, but it is also almost mandatory, as neglecting such a task may well result in costly issues with breakdown and blockages later on in the year.
If you are not confident enough to do this yourself, you could consider hiring a professional, or if you are perfectly happy spending your afternoon up a ladder, ensure you wear gloves of a heavy-duty nature and that the ladder is secured on the ground.
- Brighten Up the Paintwork
Finally, again to boost the overall aesthetics of your property as well as make you feel as if you have achieved something this summer, another great task to check off your list is to repaint the door and letterbox and spend time polishing all hardware.
The summer months are the perfect time for painting, as the paint will dry much quicker and therefore reduce the chance of mistakes.
