Although Spring is still a little while away and those longer, lighter days of summer breeze are even further in the future it's not to say you can’t start giving your home a good spring clean now and get ahead of the seasons. It can be a therapeutic experience and often quite necessary with Christmas not that far behind us.

Not only will your home benefit from an overall clean and tidy, there are a few other areas of the home you can look at at this time of year.

Initial Inspection

Give your home a good overall inspection. When you find anything that needs attention take a picture of it or make a note. Then you can create a list of priorities. This is the first step to sorting whatever you find!

Check your caulking

One place to start is to check out your bathroom caulking. During the steamy windows of wintry months, this often suffers and the cold winter weather outside means that you have perhaps not opened the windows quite as often as usual.

Windows

Give your windows a good clean. Although you may want to employ a window cleaner to do the outside, it's a good time to employ your own elbow grease and thoroughly tackle the inside.

Gutters

After the windy assaults of winter, it’s always a good idea to check your guttering. If it's broken or blocked, when it rains again it can cause more damage which could lead to expensive repairs.

Roof

Checking your roof is important; a few slate tiles may have become loose or perhaps have blown away. You could use a camera or binoculars to look at the highest points.

Garden

It might be a bit early to get fully immersed in your garden. However, you can certainly have a tidy-up and start planting a few bulbs for the summer. Why not check the patio for weeds or cracks that may have appeared from the ice?

Wood

If there are a couple of clear days, and you have the time, consider resealing your decking or fences, as well as the shed or gates.

Concrete and pointing

Any concrete, pointing, tarmac or hard surfaces that may have cracked over the winter or simply become cluttered up with moss or dirt could be cleaned. This will brighten up the appearance of your home and make it feel a bit more spring-like.

The result

Whether you are staying put, selling, thinking of moving or if you have plans to develop your property in the coming months getting ahead of the spring clean will help make your home an attractive place to live or buy.  

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