HousemonthHome maintenance, month by month, for your house
Tick what your house has. Get only its tasks, timed for your climate.
Free. No account, no email, no address.
It's fall: see the fall checklist or winterize the house.
My house has
My climate
22
tasks a year for your house
January
- Replace the furnace or air handler filter
- Look under sinks for slow leaks
February
- Check caulk around tubs, showers and sinks
- Trim branches back from the roof and siding
March
- Check that downspouts drain away from the house
- Look over the roof from the ground after winter
- Check the grading so water runs away from the foundation
April
- Replace the furnace or air handler filter
- Book an air conditioner check before the heat
- Clean the gutters and downspouts
May
- Rinse debris off the outdoor AC unit
June
- Nothing due.
July
- Replace the furnace or air handler filter
- Vacuum the refrigerator coils
- Look under sinks for slow leaks
August
- Nothing due.
September
- Nothing due.
October
- Replace the furnace or air handler filter
- Book a heating tune-up before the cold
- Flush sediment from the water heater (or book it)
- Have the water heater's anode rod checked
- Check window and door seals for drafts
- Seal gaps where pests get in before cold nights
November
- Clean the gutters and downspouts
- Disconnect garden hoses and cover outdoor faucets
December
- Nothing due.
Checklists by season
Each one lists the jobs month by month, with a switch for your climate. Print it or tick it off on your phone.
Guides by job
When each job comes due, by climate, with a list to tick off.
- Yearly home maintenance checklist, month by month
- How often to change a furnace filter
- HVAC maintenance checklist and schedule
- Air conditioner maintenance checklist
- Heat pump maintenance checklist
- How often to flush a water heater
- How often to clean gutters
- When to winterize sprinklers
- Pool maintenance schedule
- Septic tank maintenance schedule
- Sump pump maintenance checklist
Coming soon
The tracker, for the jobs you've done
A spreadsheet for Excel and Google Sheets that picks up where the calendar stops.
- Next due dates that move. Each one counts from the day you actually did the job, so a late task doesn't throw off the rest.
- One log for every repair. What was done, when, by whom and what it cost.
- Warranties in one place. Model, serial number and when coverage ends, beside each appliance.
The free calendar above stays free.
How it works
- Only what your house hasNo pool? No pool reminders. Tick a heat pump and you get heat pump tasks, not furnace ones.
- Timed for your climatePick the band closest to yours. Cold winters move the fall jobs earlier; hot ones move the cooling checks into March.
- One file, every year"Add to my calendar" saves a file that Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook open. Each task comes back on the first of its month, every year.
Your picks are not sent anywhere. Reminders land on a fixed date each year, so if you do a job late, move that one event in your calendar.