Home Maintenance Checklist
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Home Maintenance Calendar Guide & Template

Tanner Holt

We have found having different types of calendars and checklists really helps keep our honey-do list focused on big projects and goals. Below we will share a Google Home Maintenance Calendar, a printable home checklist, and some types for using and creating your own home maintenance checklist.

Maintenance Calendar vs Maintenance Checklist

In theory, they are the exact same thing: a tool to help you complete your home maintenance tasks. The only difference is one is on your calendar and another a checklist on an app or piece of paper. We love checklists in fact this calendar came up as an idea as we were trying to redefine the honey-do list. The reason we prefer a maintenance calendar vs a checklist is because we generally don’t forget to look at our calendar, and we can set up reminders. We have learned calendars are great for routine and repetitive tasks. Having a calendar for home maintenance has helped up get more done, stay more organized, and reduced the time we spent planning out routine tasks.

How to create a Home Maintenance Calendar

You can have your maintenance calendar written on a physical calendar, a whiteboard, or even kept in your home management binder. We personally prefer Google calendars because of how easy it is to automate and overlay all of our other calendars. You can follow the steps below to create your own home maintenance calendar or download our Honey Do Home Maintenance Calendar on Google. If you do this you just need to add/remove some tasks and adapt the dates to a routine of your preference.

1)When creating a calendar you should brainstorm all of the home maintenance tasks you can think of on a word document or piece of paper. You can use our Home Maintenance Checklist as a guide

2) separate all of your tasks by frequency for example monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, and annually.

3) Place the tasks on your calendar

Tips when using a home maintenance Calendar

  • Break out Big Projects. For Example, Carpet Cleaning do one floor one week and the other floor the next.
  • Group Similar Tasks. Try and Group Tasks
  • Remember the Season. There are a lot of repairs you can make inside. Try and do them during the winter when you can’t do outdoor repairs.
  • Be Flexible. You never know what other events come up so how long a project will take. Make your calendar so you can easily move tasks around and they are not all on one day.

Below is a small preview of the Honey Do List Solutions Maintenance Calendar. You can click below to download it and add it to your calendars and customize it to a way that fits your lifestyle best.

Home Maintenance Checklist

Monthly

  • Clean/change HVAC Filters (1st Saturday of the month)
  • Clean Kitchen Sink and Disposal )1st Monday of the month)
  • Test Smoke and Carbon Monixide Detectors )2nd Saturday of the month)
  • Change range Hood and Filters 2nd Monday

Annually

  • January
    • Clean/Replace Bathroom and Kitchen Fixtures
    • Check and Repair Caulk in Bathroom.
    • Wash Walls & Apply Paint touch ups where needed
    • Take Down Christmas Lights
  • February
    • Check basement, home interior and exterior for cracks 1st Monday
    • Dust Ceiling Blade Fans
    • Counter top protection (annually) Wax
    • Maintain Plant Growth ( Trim and Prune)
  • March
    • Check home for Mold 1 Saturday
    • Inspect Roofing  damage and leaks 3 Saturday
    • Check Generator
    • Tighten any Knobs or Racks
  • April
    • Clean out Gutters
    • Check Sump Pump
    • Termite Inspection
    • Power Wash Patios and Siding
    • Check Sprinkler System
    • Spray for Weeds
  • May
    • 1 Saturday service air conditioning
    • Lubricate Entry Locks
    • Lubricate Garage Door Springs
  • June
    • Check and repair grout in home (bathroom & Kitchen)
    • Clean Windows
    • Touch up Outside Paint
  • July
    • Water Panel humidifier (Clean/Replace)
    • Steam Blinds / Wash Curtains
    • Shampoo Carpets
  • August
    • Clean faucet aerators
    • Clean Clothes Dryer Vent
    • Clean Air Ducts & Vents
  • September
    • Service Heating System
    • Inspect roofing for leaks and damages
    • Refrigerator Coils
    • Clean Chimney
  • October
    • Electrical Inspection
    • Clean Electrical appliances and check for leaks or damages
    • Aerate and Fertilize Lawn
    • Plumbing Inspection
    • Drain Hot Water Heater
  • November
    • Winterize Sprinklers
    • Prep Car for Winter
    • Check Weather Stripping
    • Drain Hoses
    • Winterize Grill
    • Store Outdoor Furniture
    • Get Icemelt and snow equipment ready
    • Window Wells
  • December
    • Check outlets, light fixtures, and light bulbs
    • Hang Christmas Lights
    • Rotate or Flip Mattress and cushions
    • Apply Scotchguard / Upholstery Protection

Quarterly

  • Flush Water in unused spaces (Quarterly)February
  • Clean Under Major Appliances (Quarterly) January
  • Quarterly Check home Inventory (Food Storage and Cleaning Supplies) January
  • Home Repair/Project Audit March
  • Check water softener February
  • Spray for Pests & Remove Any Wasp Nests March

Bi-Annually

  • Check Emergency Kits (January & June)
  • Clean Out A/C coil twice a year (March & September
  • Clean Out Washer and Dryer (March & September)
  • Bi-Annual Deep Clean (March & September
  • Outdoor Trash Cans (May & November)

Other Ways to Utilize the Home Maintenance Calendar/Checklist

We are currently in the works of creating a home maintenance calendar app. If you would like to be on the waitlist please click here. In the meantime, you can take the maintenance calendar and add it to Trello or other apps and use it like your own personal honey-do list app. You can learn more about these apps in our article The best honey-do list apps which discuss.

Along with an app, or online calendar we will eventually be adding a printable home maintenance schedule spreadsheet for you to download and put in your home management binder. Keep the house maintained is just one of a few powerful sections you can have in your binder to keep your home life organized and happy.

Help Us Make this List Better for All Couples!

We hope you enjoyed our home maintenance checklist/calendar. Please let us know if you think something is missing. We understand there are probably some things we missed but feel this is pretty comprehensive. That said please contact us or leave a comment if there are other tasks we should add to this list.