Keep your home in tip top shape by staying on top of the seasonal home maintenance! Here are monthly, seasonal, and annual home maintenance checklists!
Home maintenance is the not-so-fun side of home ownership. It isn’t glamorous, it can actually feel like a real slog sometimes.
However, staying on top of basic home maintenance tasks can help you to avoid major problems – and save money on costly repairs – over the life of your home.
Let’s break down home maintenance tasks into monthly, quarterly (seasonal) and annual tasks to create the ultimate home maintenance checklist!
Home Maintenance Cheat Sheet – Free Printable PDF
Click here to get a FREE one page cheat sheet with your annual home maintenance tasks!

Monthly Home Maintenance Tasks
Here are some tasks that you should plan to do each month:
- Inspect air filters and replace if needed (monthly changes in months when the HVAC system runs a lot, less often in more temperate months)
- Clean your garbage disposal by running it with white vinegar, ice cubes, or half of a lemon
- If you have a rarely used bathroom, flush the toilet and run all the faucets. Check the lights and exhaust fan to be sure they are working. Clean as needed.
- Clean your range hood filter. It can be cleaned with any de-greaser type cleaner since it gets clogged with cooking oils and grease.
- Check all faucets in your home (or outdoors) for drips or leaks
- Trim any tree branches hanging over your home or any landscaping that is infringing on your home
- Perform any other basic lawn and yard maintenance as needed monthly
Quarterly Home Maintenance Tasks
Here are some tasks that you should plan to do each quarter or season:
- Test your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors by pressing the TEST button, replace batteries if needed
- Check fire extinguishers and replace if they are expired or gauges read that they have lost pressure
- Examine your water heater for leaks or signs of a problem
- Check that your garage door electric eye sensor is working by trying to close the garage door with something in the way
- Clean shower heads or faucet aerators with white vinegar to remove build up
- Check external dryer vent for blockages and clean if needed
- Test or reset GFCI outlets
- Treat your yard or home for pests
Annual Home Maintenance Tasks
Here are some tasks that you should plan to do once per year:
- Vacuum the refrigerator coils to remove build up and save on power bills
- Deep clean your house – this is easier done room-by-room or task-by-task, or as one big spring cleaning
- Clean out your gutters
- Have your HVAC system serviced
- Examine and repair or replace window screens
- Clean up your landscaping
- Check attic roof for water damage
- Check caulking around bathtubs and toilets
- Refresh caulk on stairways and exterior walls
- Examine and replace any damaged weather stripping on exterior doors
- Have your chimney swept – usually by hiring a professional
- Sanitize your trash and recycling cans

Home Maintenance Checklists by Month
Click each link for month-specific task lists for each month of the year:
- January home maintenance checklist
- February home maintenance checklist
- March home maintenance checklist
- April home maintenance checklist
- May home maintenance checklist
- June home maintenance checklist
- July home maintenance checklist
- August home maintenance checklist
- September home maintenance checklist
- October home maintenance checklist
- November home maintenance checklist
- December home maintenance checklist
Home Maintenance Tasks by Season
Click each link for season-specific task lists for each season or quarter of the year:
- Winter home maintenance checklist
- Spring home maintenance checklist
- Summer home maintenance checklist
- Fall home maintenance checklist
Home Maintenance Cheat Sheet – Free Printable PDF
Click here to get a FREE one page cheat sheet with your annual home maintenance tasks!
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