Monthly & Annual Maintenance Jobs
Monthly
| Common House |
Paved Areas |
| Clean exterior dryer ducts twice a month. | Sweep dumpster enclosures. |
| Delime dishwasher. | Sweep gutters. |
| Sweep path. |
Annual
| Common House & Workshop |
Paved Areas |
Grounds/Plants |
Units |
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| January |
Check and replace air filters on four furnaces. Replace batteries in smoke and CO detectors. |
Trim big trees. | Replace batteries in smoke and CO detectors. | |
| February |
Check and replace air filters on four furnaces. |
Trim big trees Trim fruit trees. |
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| March |
Check and replace air filters on four furnaces. Put a cup of water down floor drains: bathrooms, laundry, fridge, ice maker, messy crafts room. Turn off fireplace pilot light. |
Put away snow shovels and deicer in garage. |
Get wood chips for paths and garden boxes. |
Put a cup of water down floor drain in utility room. |
| April |
Clean gutters after elm seeds have fallen. Tighten clotheslines if needed. Put clothespins on clotheslines for summer. |
Weed lawn. Turn on community irrigation water. Check all drip and sprinkler stations for needed repairs. |
Clean gutters after elm seeds have fallen. |
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| May |
Clean carpets. Prep swamp coolers. Check sprinklers. |
Tighten or replace clotheslines. Put out clothes pins. |
Aerate lawn and apply compost. Pick up sticks and rocks. Check drip systems. Weed lawn. Mow lawn weekly. Mow or weed whack - orchard - wild area - berms - north field/alley - east field |
Prep swamp coolers. Shop vac leaves from deck. Evaluate what needs painting or caulking. Inspect roofs and gutters for needed repairs. |
| June |
Clean grease traps in stove hood. |
Clean drains. Level pathway bricks. |
Clean drains. Mow lawn weekly. Weed lawn. Mow or weed whack - orchard - wild area - berms - north field/alley - east field |
Clean membrane roofs under decks: units 1, 5, 11, 15, ... |
| July |
Put linseed oil on trestle wood posts and beams. |
Put linseed oil on dumpster enclosures, including behind c.h. Oil clothesline poles. Oil outside benches. |
Paint/touch up site-light posts and hoods.
Mow lawn weekly. |
Put linseed oil on trestle wood posts and beams. |
| August |
Arrange snow plow contract for coming winter. |
Mow lawn weekly. |
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| September |
Mow lawn weekly. |
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| October |
Clean gutters after leaves have fallen. Winterize swamp coolers. Light pilot on fireplace. |
Sweep leaves from top of carports. Put clothes pins in laundry room for winter. |
Mow lawn weekly. Rake leaves and seed pods from lawns. Turn off community sprinkler water. |
Clean gutters after leaves have fallen. Winterize swamp coolers. Disconnect hoses from unit bibs. Shop vac leaves from decks. |
| November |
Check and replace air filters on three furnaces. Gather clothespins from clotheslines, put in pin bag, and store inside laundry room for winter. |
Sweep leaves from top of carports. Distribute snow shovels and deicer in covered buckets with screw lids. |
Begin community discussion on tree work for coming year. Sand and oil wooden-handled tools; label with WCCA; store in garage. |
Shop vac leaves from decks. |
| December |
Check and replace air filters on four furnaces. | Trim big trees. |