Summer Home Maintenance: Keep Your Home Fresh

0:00Springs finally here, folks, and before you kick back in that sunshine, hit these keyhole maintenance moves to keep your spot fresh all summer. Start inside with a deep clean dust ceilings and walls, wash blinds, declutter closets, and donate the junk. In the kitchen, scrub cabinets with soapy water or vinegar mixes to zap grease, but dry wood quick to avoid damage. Meanwhile, plan around pollen if allergies hit hard-run your AC fan early, check local counts on mine, and mask up for outdoor work. Test sprinkler zone by zone, fix broken nozzles or clogs in drip lines, and swap thirsty plants for drought-tough natives that live on rain alone. Fixing that sagging fence saves headaches, scrub a clean, brace wobbly posts with concrete anchors instead of full replacements. For the driveway, clean cracks, then reseal asphalt, late April, with a polymer-rich coat like ultra-shield for a 10-year warranty, picking two dry, days with right temps, tune

1:00up outdoor furniture too, scrub teak or iron, reshrap wicker, paint plastic chairs, inspect decks for rot at the house ledger, sweep and scrub boards with soapy water or deck cleaners, keeping power washes gentle, nail these now, and your homes they solid through the heat. Enjoy the season without the breakdowns. Stay informed with Anchorage News today, AI-powered updates.