Ok people, now that spring is here it is time to walk through your house and take note of things you may want to update or may need to fix due to the winter weather.
I know when spring hits the first thing I check in our house are all of the pipes, pvc fittings under all of the sinks. Now I know that may seem weird but there is nothing worse than a broken pipe or fitting which could cause major damage and cost a fortune. I am not saying that a visual inspection will find all problems but it doesn’t cost any money to walk around your house and check so why not do it?
Once that is done if I find anything that seems questionable when it comes to the plumbing I fix it immediately because the cost now is far less expensive before it breaks rather than after. Who wants to call a plumber in the middle of the night at rate of $50 – $100 hour when it could have been replaced at a much more reasonable cost and on your time. I typically go to Home Depot if I have time otherwise you could go to a site like CIS and have the stuff shipped right to your front door.
I know not everyone has the ability to do their own home repair but if you do have the ability you should make every effort to do it yourself. It does sometimes take me a few days to a week to get to a project because of either work or something else going on that prohibits me from getting the job done right away but once I do have a free opening I am sure to get the job done before disaster strikes.
Do you make a list once spring time rolls around of things that you need to get done around the house? Or am I the only one?
