Here are your Monthly Home Maintenance Tips for April:

General walk through: Check gutters and downspouts for water backup. Make sure water properly drains away from your foundation. Check for water leaks in basement.

Change/clean air filter in furnace. Check hot water heater for proper ventilation.

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

Spring yard clean-up: Remove dead grass, plants and shrubbery. Trim tree branches near roof.

Check your lawn: Seed or sod where necessary. Apply fertilizer and crabgrass control. Do not use on new grass seed.

Change storms/screens and open combination storms where desired. Check screens for holes and repair where necessary.

Begin garden and exterior planting when the ground temperature permits it.

A new patio will make the most out of your outdoor living space and is great for hosting summer parties. In this video from Today’s Home Remodeler TV, we’ll see an easy way to a new patio as host Stuart Keith catches up with Craig Kittleson from Kittleson Landscape who shows how to install a beautiful Unilock patio.

Be sure to check your local TV listings this weekend for Today’s Home Remodeler.

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