The Ultimate Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
(Continued from Page 3) By Caren Baginski
Clean gutters and downspouts
- Make sure gutters and downspouts direct water away from the house.
- If you live in a place where there's a lot of freezing and thawing gutters will expand and contract, so make sure they are flush to the roof with no sags or dips, says Greg Haskett, vice president of The HomeTeam Inspection Service (www.hometeaminspection.com).
- Gibbs recommends getting a professional cleaning if you live in a two-story house. Do-it-yourselfers will be safer cleaning a ranch home.
- Consider installing gutter guards.
