Home Maintenance Schedule

What this sheet is for

Turn a vague intention to look after the house into a page you can tick off, so the jobs that only need doing once or twice a year actually get done.

Who it is for

Homeowners, new buyers, and anyone who has inherited a property and has no idea what has been looked after and what has not.

How to use it

1. Print one copy per year and write the year at the top.
2. Cross out anything that does not apply to your property, and write in what does.
3. Date each job in the box beside it as you complete it.
4. File it with your property papers at the end of the year — it becomes the history.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

How often should these jobs actually be done?

It depends on the property, the climate and the equipment. The schedule groups jobs into the season when they are easiest and most useful, which is the part that generalises. Specific service intervals should come from your own appliance handbooks.

Is this for a house or an apartment?

Mostly a house. In an apartment, much of the outside section will be the building management's responsibility — cross those lines out and keep the rest.