Your spring home maintenance checklist for the Adelaide Hills
Spring is in full swing here in the Hills. It’s a season that inspires new colour schemes, both with wardrobes and throughout the home. A feeling of renewal comes through in how you style your outfits and interiors.
It’s no wonder spring is the most popular selling season. It makes our job as real estate agents easier, with the backdrops of spring blooms and sunshine.
Spring maintenance isn’t just about pops of colour in your living room or adding new plants to your garden. It’s also about summer prep, which is extremely in the Adelaide Hills.
After a long winter, your outdoor areas need some attention, your gutters need clearing, and your air-conditioner needs servicing.
Make your way through this spring maintenance checklist.
Garden & Outdoors
- Pruning & weeding: Cut back winter growth and get on top of spring weeds before they spread.
- Mulching: Refresh mulch to lock in soil moisture for summer and keep weeds down.
- Lawn care: Fertilise lawns to help with winter recovery.
- Irrigation check: Test and repair drip lines/sprinklers before summer demand.
- Roof inspection: Remove leaf litter and debris. Check for cracked or shifted tiles.
- Trim overhanging trees & shrubs: Maintain defensible space around the home.
- Check pumps, hoses & sprinklers: Ensure easy access to water supply.
- Repaint/seal timber: Treat decking, fences, and pergolas before the harsh summer sun.
- Fruit netting: If you have fruit trees, consider wildlife-safe netting before fruit ripens.
- Wildlife-proofing: Inspect roof cavities and sheds for possums or birds nesting.
Indoors
- Check for water damage: Look for water stains or dampness on ceilings and walls.
- Service air conditioner: Clean filters and book a service before summer heat.
- Check windows, fly screens & fans: Get that natural ventilation going before the heat comes.
- Declutter: Spring clean your cupboards, storage, wardrobes etc.
Just in case you needed an excuse to go to Bunnings.
Want to find out what really moves the needle when it comes to home updates and adding commercial value to your property? Reach out to our Adelaide Hills real estate agents and property managers.
We can tell you what your property is worth and offer suggestions on how to add value to it – for you to enjoy now and to increase the sale price in the future, if you ever choose to sell.
With the ever-changing real estate market, we recommend getting a property appraisal once a year.
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