It was a weekend of dustballs and mold.
What started as a Saturday morning of removing the six bathroom exhaust fans and vacuuming them out did not end until late Sunday night when your husband finished cleaning out a very black and slimy mess from a pretty disgusting drain spout beneath the washing machine. What initially looked like a scary mold, was really just a lot of pretty gross gunk that was cloning to two really small no show socks that somehow made their way out of the washing machine itself and were clogging the final drain out of the machine.
Although your husband planned for the vent cleaning, the washing machine project was not on the agenda. Realizing that there was a pretty musty smell in the laundry room you poured a small amount of a cleaner into the detergent spot in the side load washing machine. You went upstairs to bed but you asked your husband to check to make sure that the washing machine was working through its cleaning cycle before he came upstairs. When he did not return, you went back downstairs, found him on the floor wiping up water, and joined in the work.
The initial sign that something was wrong was the fact that the cleaner you but in was too sudsy and that caused the initial leak. It was, however, a fortunate leak in that it directed your husband’s attention to what was a much bigger problem. Nearly an hour later you had cleaned out the clogged drain piece and had pushed the machine back into its place.
Home Maintenance Projects Require Attendant o Many Details
Whether it is maintenance with an exhaust fan or cleaning of a washing machine drain, any weekend as a property owner can bring many projects. And even when there are no immediate concerns, the best property owners know that they need to also make plans for upgrades that can lead to a more efficient home and lower utility costs. For example, the decision to invest in an entry door replacement is a wise one. The newest roofing projects, entry door replacements, and window and siding upgrades are just a few of the examples that can help you add to the value of your property, as well as reduce utility costs.
Consider some of these facts and figures about entry door replacement options and other improvements that many home owners make to not only maintain the value of your home, as well as add to its overall value as well:
- One of the biggest reasons that people make changes to their home is for the return on investment (ROI) that many of these projects have. In fact, a replacement steel door or replacement front door averaged a 97.2% return on investment (ROI).
- Neglecting updates, however, are a major problem. For example, old, worn siding can contribute to a loss of up to 10% of the value of a home.
- Roofing experts estimate that the life of a new roof will be cut by as much as 20% if it is installed on top of the existing roof, rather than replacing the entire roof.
- Single-pane glass windows are hugely energy inefficient and allow heating and cooling dollars to fly out the window and noise to come in. These are the kind of windows that are typically present in most homes built before the mid-1990s.
- Vinyl siding is a time efficient choice for a home owner because it is low maintenance, and never requires painting.
- An investment in mid-range vinyl siding replacement projects have returned 81.6% on the initial investment.
- Another popular choice, sidings from composite are much economical than hardwood sidings.
- Even though it costs more, vinyl siding has an average lifespan of 40 years when properly maintained.
- The roof contracting industry generates an estimated $46 billion of revenue in the U.S. very year.
Whether you are goin to complete small maintenance tasks around the home like cleaning out exhaust fans or washing machines filters, the work that you put into your home is important. Bigger projects like entry door replacements and new windows and roofs can provide a way to save on the money that is spent to keep a home more energy efficient.
