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Every Six Months Checklist
Homes Projects
CABINETS
- Clean and apply a light coat of wax to wood finish cabinets.
CAULKING/PAINTING
- Check all areas originally caulked by the builder, especially exterior windows and doors.
- Check exterior paint and stain surfaces (especially stained doors) and refinish as needed.
DOORS
- Check screws on door lock set and hardware and tighten as necessary.
- Lubricate bi-fold and by-pass doors as necessary.
- Clean sliding door track and apply silicone spray to tracks as necessary. Caution - only use a silicone lubricant; oil will cause the rollers to deteriorate.Take the necessary steps to protect adjacent flooring from the silicone, as it may discolor. Oil moving parts of the garage doors.
ELECTRIC
- Check electrical extension and appliance cords. Replace frayed or split cords.
EXTERIOR FINISHES
- Check for cracks and voids in exterior caulking and re-caulk as necessary. Follow the maintenance instructions contained in the painting section of this manual.
ROOFING
- Visually inspect roof from the ground for broken or missing tiles or shingles and gaps in flashing.
- Check and clean gutters and downspouts, if installed.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
- Have HVAC Contractor perform seasonal maintenance check-up.
- Ensure that air supply registers are not blocked by rugs, draperies and furniture.
- Make certain the concrete foundation that the A/C unit sits on is level.
- Remove excess leaves from vents.
PLUMBING
- Check water supply lines and valves to sinks and toilets.Tighten if loose or leaking.
- Clean out faucet aerators, spray nozzles and drains.
- Check pipes and drains for water leakage.
WINDOWS
- Check sills for caulking cracks or separations and re-caulk as necessary.
- Check weather stripping around windows and repair or replace as necessary.
- Check windows for smooth opening and closing operation. Clean tracks and lubricate as necessary, using silicone spray.
- Inspect window screens and repair or replace as necessary.
SMOKE DETECTORS
- Test detector and change the battery if needed.
The HOME House Project
The Future of Affordable Housing
Edited by David J. Brown
With contributions by Steve Badanes, David J. Brown, Ben Nicholson and Michael Sorkin.
Imagine affordable homes that are both well-designed and environmentally friendly, better for the families who live in them and for the planet. The HOME House Project brings such imagining closer to reality. This book chronicles a multi-year national design initiative aimed at addressing issues of design, affordability, and sustainability in housing. Launched by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this project challenged designers and architects to imagine a world in which sustainable and environmentally friendly materials, technologies, and techniques were considered important elements of housing for low- and moderate-income families.
A SECCA-sponsored open competition in 2003 drew 440 entries from the United States and six other countries, all using Habitat for Humanity's three- and four-bedroom house plans as a point of departure for the design of affordable and environmentally friendly housing. This book, published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition, documents the 25 prize-winning designs as well as fifty other selected submissions with 396 color illustrations. The accompanying text includes Michael Sorkin's essay connecting democratic values to quality of housing, Ben Nicholson's satiric critique of American excess, Steve Badanes's insights on the social responsibilities of architects, and HOME House Project Director David Brown's overview of the project and its continuing evolution.