Year-Round Home Maintenance Calendar

Four checklists, one page per season, split into interior and exterior so you can work through a Saturday without wondering what you forgot. Spring: gutters, roof, detector batteries, screens, the septic tank. Summer: foundation drainage, deck rot, washer hoses, leaks under cabinets. Fall: the fireplace flue, outdoor faucets, caulking, draining the sprinklers. Winter: ice dams, frozen boiler pipes, basement leaks during thaws, GFCI outlets. The cosmetic work is what people spend on. This is the list that keeps small things small.