The complete home maintenance checklist, by season and by frequency
A full home maintenance checklist organized by how often each task is due: monthly, quarterly, seasonal, and yearly. Use it as a printable list, or let the app run it for you.
Guides
Plain-language help for taking care of a home.
Short, practical reads on the upkeep and paperwork of owning a house. No fluff, no jargon.
A seasonal home maintenance schedule that actually works
A simple, season-by-season home maintenance schedule you can keep up with, plus the monthly tasks that protect your house and your budget.
Spring home maintenance checklist: undo winter, get ready for summer
A room-by-room and yard-by-yard spring home maintenance checklist. The tasks that repair winter damage, ready your cooling system, and catch small problems before summer.
Summer home maintenance checklist: the warm-weather jobs that matter
Your summer home maintenance checklist. The outdoor repairs, pest and moisture checks, and cooling tasks that are easiest and cheapest to do in good weather.
Fall home maintenance checklist: get your house ready for winter
The fall home maintenance checklist that protects your house from the cold. Heating, gutters, outdoor shutoff, sealing drafts, and chimney care, in priority order.
Winter home maintenance checklist: what to watch when it's cold
A winter home maintenance checklist focused on the few things that matter in the cold. Ice dams, frozen pipes, humidity, carbon monoxide, and knowing your shutoffs.
Monthly home maintenance checklist, plus a month-by-month plan
A monthly home maintenance checklist of the small recurring tasks, plus a home maintenance schedule by month that spreads the bigger seasonal jobs across the year.
New homeowner maintenance checklist: your first year, step by step
A new homeowner maintenance checklist for your first week, first month, and first year. What to find, service, and start recording from the day you get the keys.
How to find the model and serial number on any appliance
Where to find the model and serial number on a refrigerator, washer, dishwasher, furnace, water heater, and more, and why you want them saved before you need them.
How often should you flush a water heater?
How often to flush a water heater, why sediment matters, how tank and tankless differ, and a simple step-by-step, plus the signs yours is overdue or ready to replace.
How often to change your HVAC filter: a simple schedule
An HVAC filter replacement schedule by filter thickness and household. How often to change a furnace or AC filter, what raises the frequency, and why it matters.
When to replace home appliances and systems: a lifespan guide
How long a furnace, water heater, roof, dishwasher, and more should last, the repair-versus-replace rule of thumb, and how to budget for the big ones before they fail.
What to do when an appliance is recalled
A clear, step-by-step guide to checking whether your appliance is under a safety recall, and how to claim the repair, replacement, or refund you are owed.
Looking for a Centriq alternative? What to use now
Centriq shut down and took its users' records with it. Here is what to look for in a Centriq alternative, and how to keep your appliance manuals, models, and warranties safe for good.
HomeAlmanac vs. HomeZada: which home management approach fits you?
An honest look at HomeZada vs. HomeAlmanac: a broad cloud home management platform versus a private, local-first iOS app for maintenance and records.
How to choose a home maintenance app: what actually matters
How to choose a home maintenance app: data ownership and export, useful reminders, offline storage, recall alerts, honest pricing, and the tool types compared.
Home maintenance app vs. spreadsheet: which one actually works?
A fair comparison of tracking home maintenance in a spreadsheet vs. a dedicated app: where spreadsheets shine, where they decay, and what an app must add.