Your April Home Maintenance Cheat Sheet

🌱 Your April Home Maintenance Cheat Sheet

Before you fully commit to patio season (same, same), here are the spring maintenance tasks that will save you a painful repair bill later. Your house just survived a Canadian winter. Give it some love.

✔ Clean your gutters and downspouts

This is the single highest-return task on this list. Clogged gutters mean water backing up against your foundation. A 30-minute cleanout now can save you an $800 drainage repair later.

✔ Check your foundation for cracks

Do a slow walk around the perimeter. If you can fit a dime in a crack, it is time to call someone. Water is your home’s number one enemy.

✔ Book your AC tune-up now

Do not wait until the first 30-degree day. You will be in a queue with every other homeowner in the city. Book in April, get the off-season rate, and sleep through summer.

✔ Replace your furnace filter

Every 90 days is the rule. A dirty filter makes your HVAC work harder, costs you more money, and means you are breathing dusty air. It is a $20 fix. No excuses!

✔ Check your dryer vent

This one gets overlooked all the time—and it is a legitimate fire hazard. Lint buildup in the duct is one of the top causes of house fires. Pull the machine out, check the connection, and clean it out.

✔ Pressure wash your driveway and walkways

That white, crusty salt residue from winter is eating into your concrete. A good pressure wash protects the surface and immediately makes the whole house look more put-together. Curb appeal is real, darling.