Exterior Maintenance Services in Fort Collins, CO

Tips for Maintaining Your Home’s Exterior

What kind of regular maintenance does your house require to keep it in top shape? Below are HERO’s best tips for exterior home repair – and examples of the kind of home exterior maintenance we offer.

• Deck cleaning and repairs: Decks need regular inspections to stay safe to use. Power washing your deck at least once a year will help remove dirt and grime, but you’ll also want to check for signs of moisture and insects. Soft, spongy wood means your deck is too damp, and holes might indicate an insect problem.
• Cleaning gutters and window wells: Gutters full of leaves, sticks, or other debris can’t drain water properly. When gutters can’t drain rainwater, the excess moisture causes damage to your roof, exterior, and interior. Inspect your gutters a few times per year to see if they need a good cleaning, and make sure a small animal hasn’t started living in one of your window wells.
• Roof inspection: Save yourself some time and hassle, and look for missing shingles or roof damage with a pair of binoculars. Climbing up on a ladder just to check out your roof is an unnecessary hazard. If you spot roof damage, you’ll want to call a roofing expert to have it fixed right away.
• Cracks in the driveway: Holes and cracks in your driveway are both unseemly and dangerous. Most small issues can be remedied with a cement repair product, but larger holes should be left to home exterior repair professionals.
• Foundation maintenance: If you don’t check your foundation for cracks at least twice a year, you won’t notice any leaks until it’s too late. A solid foundation keeps your home dry and comfortable.
• Siding repair: Your siding should be part of your yearly home exterior check too. Look for cracks or signs of damage. Wood siding might need a weatherproofing treatment every four years, and vinyl siding should power washed annually as well.

Your home’s exterior is like your health – an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of repair. We won’t lie, keeping a home in top shape isn’t easy. Some homes need a big time commitment to keep them up, and that’s not even counting the interior! HERO will gladly come to your house and do all the needed exterior maintenance and repairs, so you don’t have to. If you don’t know what needs fixing, we’ll even provide a no-cost inspection for you.