Your home has a maintenance schedule.
Now you have it too.
Filters, HVAC, gutters, the water heater, the dryer vent — already written, anchored to the seasons, and reminding you before each one is due rather than after.
- HVAC filter
- Spring & fall service
- Water heater
- Detectors
WHY HOMEOWNERS USE IT
Home maintenance that runs itself
Comfort is quiet upkeep. The HVAC filter every three months, sooner with pets. HVAC serviced in April and October, before either season asks anything of it. Gutters those same weekends. Water heater flushed yearly so sediment never shortens the tank. Dryer vent cleared. Detector batteries replaced. Fridge filter twice a year. Reminders come early, not late. Photograph the model plate and attach it to the work log with the invoice and the warranty PDF — paperwork lives where the work does. Equipment that deserves its own record gets one, and everything lasts longer when nothing gets forgotten.
WHAT YOU TRACK
A home record without a word of jargon
Pick the home type and everything aviation disappears: no meters, no serial numbers, no components. A house, its tasks, and what has been done to it.
- The thing
- HomeYour Property — an address, and the year it was built if you know it.
- Something needs looking at
- Attention itemsThe drip, the draught, the crack you noticed — noted with a photo before it is forgotten.
- Something recurs
- Maintenance tasksFilter changes, seasonal upkeep and other recurring chores, by month or by season.
- Something was done
- Work logsA furnace service, a roof repair, a new water heater — with the invoice attached.
- Who did it
- PeopleYour electrician, plumber, HVAC tech or contractor, kept with their licence number.
- The paperwork
- AttachmentsPhotos, PDFs and links on any task or log — receipts, manuals, warranty documents, a photo of the model plate.
Urgent attention items should be dealt with right away, so they stay at the top of the list until they are.
STARTER SCHEDULE
The whole year, written for you
Add a home and this is already there. Keep what applies to your house, change a month, or turn off what it does not have.
| Task | Comes due | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Replace HVAC filter | 3 months | Every season, sooner with pets. A clogged filter is the most common cause of a struggling system. |
| HVAC service | April & October | Spring and fall — before the cooling and heating seasons. |
| Clean gutters | April & October | Spring and fall. Overflowing gutters send water into the foundation. |
| Smoke & CO detector batteries | 12 months | Replace the batteries and press the test button on every unit. |
| Flush water heater | 12 months | Drains the sediment that shortens the tank’s life and its efficiency. |
| Clean dryer vent | 12 months | Lint in the duct is a fire risk, not just a slow dryer. |
| Refrigerator water filter | 6 months | Or per the fridge’s own indicator. |
| Sprinkler blowoutOff by default | October | Before the first freeze, if the house has an irrigation system. |
| Chimney sweep & inspectionOff by default | 12 months | If the house has a wood-burning fireplace or stove. Creosote is a fire risk. |
| Septic pump-outOff by default | 36 months | If the house is on septic. Every three to five years depending on household size. |
Recommendations, not authority — a manufacturer’s manual and your climate win. Anything else is a task you add with your own schedule: a mower service before spring, the deck sealed every other summer, a warranty that runs out on a date you would rather not discover afterwards.
HOW THINGS COME DUE
The only type that thinks in seasons
Anchored to months, not to intervals
A seasonal task comes due in the months you name — April and October for the HVAC service and the gutters — rather than counting forward from whenever you last logged it. Do the gutters late one autumn and the next one is still in April, which is how a house actually works. No other type has this.
No meters, and that is deliberate
A house has no odometer and no hour meter, so the home type declares none: the form never asks for a reading, and every task recurs by calendar or by season. Reminders arrive before the date, with anything urgent at the top of the list.
SETTING ONE UP
Two fields, then you are done
The house
An address, and the year it was built if you know it. No make, no model, no serial number — a home is not a machine, and the form does not pretend otherwise.
Equipment worth its own record
The furnace, the mower, the generator — anything with its own schedule can be its own record rather than a line on the house’s. The rest lives as attachments: a photo of the model plate, the manual, the invoice, kept on the log for the work it belongs to.
How much setup does it take?
An address and, if you know it, the year the house was built. The recurring tasks are already written — filters, HVAC service, gutters, the water heater, the dryer vent, detector batteries — and you keep the ones that apply.
What is a seasonal task?
A task anchored to months of the year rather than to an interval. HVAC service and gutters are set to April and October, so they come round before each season rather than drifting a few weeks later every time you log them. Homes are the only type with seasonal scheduling.
Can I keep receipts and contractor details?
Yes. Photos, PDFs and links attach to a work log or a task — the invoice, the warranty document, a photo of the model plate. People can be kept with their licence or certification number, including electricians, plumbers, HVAC (EPA 608) and general contractors.
Does it work for a rental or a second property?
Yes. Each property is its own record with its own schedule and history, and you can share one with a tenant, a family member or a property manager without giving them the others.
EVERYTHING ELSE YOU OWN
The house is not the only thing with a schedule
One account, one app. Each type brings its own vocabulary, meters and starter schedule.
- Aircraft maintenance log
- Car & motorcycle maintenance
- Boat maintenance log
- Bike maintenance log
- Everything SquawkIt tracks
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