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What your house needs, and what skipping it costs

Tell it what you actually have. It builds the seasonal schedule and adds up the repair risk you are carrying. Free, no account, and nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Your house, this year

11
tasks that apply
11.2 hours
a year, all in
$11,500–$60,500
typical cost of skipping it all

January — 1 to do

Change the HVAC filter

$200–$600

A clogged filter chokes airflow, which ices the coil and burns out the blower — the single cheapest task with the worst downside.

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The whole year

January

  • Change the HVAC filter$200–$600

February

  • Clean the dryer vent$150–$800

March

  • Flush the water heater$1,200–$2,500
  • Test smoke and CO alarmsSafety

April

  • Change the HVAC filter$200–$600
  • Service the AC before summer$400–$6,000
  • Clear the gutters (spring)$1,500–$10,000

July

  • Change the HVAC filter$200–$600

September

  • Test smoke and CO alarmsSafety
  • Caulk the gaps and check the weatherstripping$150–$600

October

  • Change the HVAC filter$200–$600
  • Service the furnace before winter$400–$5,000
  • Look over the roof and flashing$5,000–$20,000
  • Shut off and drain the outdoor taps$1,000–$5,000

November

  • Clear the gutters (after leaf drop)$1,500–$10,000

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Costs are typical US repair/replacement ranges, not quotes — they exist to give the number a shape. A schedule is not an inspection and cannot see your actual roof. Gas, electrical and structural work belong to licensed trades.