Your house takes a battering throughout the winter months. The climate is harsh, with the rain, snow, and wind banging against your home and slowly making it suffer for being outside. The paintwork on the wood, the roof tiles and the garden gnomes all take the worst of the weather while you are inside the home, warm and out of the cold. As the Spring gently creeps around, the time has come to start thinking about how you can get the exterior of your home ready for that warmer weather.
You may not be able to see the gutters, and how blocked they are, but you will be able to see the chipped paintwork and the screen door hanging on by a thread. You need to work your way around the exterior of your home to start getting it in better shape for Spring, and we’ve got some jobs you need to do below.
Repaint The Front Door
We talked about the harsh weather and its effect on the paintwork of your home but consider your front door. Even if you have a brick house, your front door is still going to bear the brunt of the rain and hailstones. While the weather is dry, get it repainted and replace any chipped fixtures that your front door is adorned with. Your front door allows you to make an entrance, so you want it to look really good.
Think About The Roof
You need to book in a roof inspection before the Spring weather really sets in. It’s essential that you can see whether there are any broken or missing tiles. Not only will broken tiles be resting in your gutters and blocking the flow of water to the ground, but broken tiles can also cause leaks in your attic, which leads to mold. It’s just not an ideal thing to happen, which is why you need a roof inspection booked.
Adding Shutters
You may not have considered them through the winter given the effect of wind on your house, but shutters can be a beautiful addition to the house in the spring months. Shutters can make a massive difference to the exterior of your home as they can make it stand out in the neighborhood. Shutters can be painted in a way that enhances your house and can protect your windows from the heat of the sun as the summer approaches, too.
Paint The House – Again
We talked about repainting your front door, but it’s going to be a good idea to look at painting the whole house if you can. The rain and snow can dull the paint, and if there is a lot of hail or wind blowing debris onto your home, the paint will chip and scratch and go dull. Wait for a dry day at the start of Spring and don a bucket of paint and a brush. Your house deserves to look as perfect as possible, and you should do whatever you can to ensure that the effect of winter is not a bad one.