Summer home maintenance checklist

Keeps it cooling through the worst of summer.

A gunked filter means dishes come out dirty.

A greasy filter is a grease-fire risk.

A blocked drain line backs up and soaks the ceiling below.

A snapped spring is a heavy, dangerous fix.

Lose the joint sand and the pavers start to shift.

Grime and algae age the siding early.

Limbs on the roof mean damage in the next storm.

Bare wood grays, splits and rots.

Sealed cracks don't grow into potholes.

Off-balance water turns green or eats the liner.

Bare timber grays, warps, and rots years early.

Grubs eat the roots, then the lawn peels up like a rug.

Left alone they go leggy and bare at the bottom.

Dusty coils make the fridge work harder.

Food residue draws flies that hatch maggots in a day.

Clear views, and bugs kept outside.