Here are your Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For August:

General walk through: Clean gutters, check downspout extensions and foundation landscaping.

Finish up summer projects.

Check/add salt to water softener. Check smoke and fire alarms.

Change/clean air filter in furnace if using central air.

Check for insect/pest infestation – ants, bees, bats, etc. Apply appropriate pesticides or call a professional.

Trim trees and shrubbery to maintain clearance around house and remove any dead limbs.

The hardest, most dangerous job on this list is cleaning out your rain gutters. If you want to take it off the list forever, check out today’s video from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series featuring LeafGuard gutters and the friendly pros at Larson Home Services.

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