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Summer Home Repair Tips

CHAGNON BUILDING & REMODELING LLC • Aug 02, 2017

Summer Home Repair Tips

In the summer, more and more people are taking on do-it-yourself tasks. To help you with these tasks, here are some summer home repair tips.

Number one of the summer home repair tips has to do with first aid. You need to always have a first aid kit handy. Just about everyone thinks they’ll stay safe and not get hurt when doing these diy tasks. But accidents happen. And when they do, you need first aid. Hopefully, you’ll have nothing more than bumps and scrapes. But if you do have something worse, you’ll want a way to deal with it.

The second of the summer home repair tips is only take on those jobs you know you can do and do safely. If you don’t know anything about electrical repairs, don’t try to learn on the job. This can be dangerous. Some types of repairs require professionals. If you try something you don’t know how to do, you could end up making things much worse. Not to mention putting yourself at risk.

Ladder safety is the subject of the third of the summer home repair tips. Most people think they know how to use a ladder safely, but many wind up finding out differently. You should always keep your body centered over the middle of the rungs on the ladder. Don’t reach out or lean out a long way; it’s much too easy to tip a ladder into falling if you do this. Don’t stand on the top two rungs. This puts too much weight on the top of the ladder and makes it easy to tip.

Fourth on the list of summer home repair tips is to check the trees around your home. If you find limbs that are dead and hanging, cut them away, either by yourself or hire someone to do it. These limbs can become dangerous during summer thunderstorms and can cause a lot of damage.

The fifth of the summer home repair tips is to get rid of vines that may be growing on your house. Insects and other unwanted creatures can use the vines as a means of accessing your house. They can keep moisture against your house, causing water damage, and can eat away the mortar between the bricks on your house.

These are a few tips that can help you have a better summer. If you have a need for professional home repair, you want Chagnon Building & Remodeling to do the work for you. Gary Chagnon has been constructing and remodeling custom homes since 1992. Call today for the best in quality workmanship and exceptional standards. Call 413-259-6785 today!
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