You don’t find professionals recommending you get a sunburn, creams claiming to give you more wrinkles, or activities causing your bones to wear down. Most of us don’t want to look older than we are, but this requires maintenance.

Eating healthy, exercising, practicing a skin care regime, taking vitamins, staying socially active, and drinking a lot of water are all part of a wellness routine to keep us looking our current age. The same concept applies when discussing home maintenance tips.

You don’t want your home to look older than it is, so you must take care of it by taking the steps to protect it against its #1 enemy. Learn more in the following article.

Posted by: HouseLogic

Is Your Home Older Than Its Years?

Would you throw away $20,000? You are if you’re letting your home age faster than it should. Here’s a simple maintenance strategy to keep your home young.

You know how Dr. Oz says that if you keep your body fit and your mind nimble, you’re likely younger than your chronological years? The same principle applies to your house.

An out-of-shape house is older than its years and could lose 10% of its appraised value, says Mack Strickland, an appraiser and real estate agent in Chester, Va. That’s a $15,000 to $20,000 adjustment for the average home.

But good maintenance can even add value. A study out of the University of Connecticut and Syracuse University finds that regular maintenance increases the value of a home by about 1% each year.

So if you’ve been deferring maintenance, or just need a good strategy to stay on top of it, here’s the simplest way to keep your home in good health.

Focus on Your Home’s #1 Enemy

If you focus on nothing else, focus on moisture — your home’s No. 1 enemy.

Water can destroy the integrity of your foundation, roof, walls, and floors — your home’s entire structure. So a leaky gutter isn’t just annoying; it’s compromising your foundation.

Keeping moisture at bay will improve your home’s effective age — or as Dr. Oz would say, “real age” — and protect its value. It’ll also help you prioritize what you need to do. Here’s how:

Follow This Easy 4-Step Routine

When it rains, actively pay attention. Are your gutters overflowing? Is water flowing away from your house like it should? Is water coming inside?

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It remains to be seen what the current drought holds for Northern California this season, but usually it gets its fair share of rain. With rumors of El Niño, it’s better to be safe than sorry. If you’re home isn’t ready for an onslaught of rain – especially after a few years of drought – then you could experience significant water damage to areas of your home.

If you notice any of the issues mentioned in the article above, or other problems around your home, contact a home service technician in Chico at Experts In Your Home, a full-service home maintenance and repair company that can service all your home needs. Our technicians are more than just handymen. If you need a plumber, then you’ll get an experienced plumber. If you have electrical issues, then you’ll get an experienced electrician.

Whatever home maintenance tips you're looking for or home repair needs you have, you’ll find experts you can trust who will care for your home as if it were their own. You’ll find a company that is licensed, insured and bonded for home maintenance services performed so your investment is protected. You can rest assured at the end of the day because you know the home repair job will be done on time and on budget. 

Experts In Your Home has been serving the North State’s construction, remodeling and maintenance needs for over 30 years and provides home painting, heating & air conditioning, plumbing, electrical services & more for your home or business in the communities of Chico, Paradise, Magalia, Durham, Oroville, Red Bluff, Corning & Orland, California.