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Home Improvement Tasks to Work on in the Spring

March 4, 2023

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Spring is a traditional time for cleaning and maintaining the garden, so why not use it as an opportunity to upgrade your home, declutter your home, or reduce your energy bills with solar panels? Here are 5 home improvement tasks that help you to improve your home this spring.  

Property Boundaries 

Winter doesn’t come alone. It comes with freezing conditions and storms that can take their toll on driveways, railings, fences, and property boundaries. Unless you want your property to degrade and animals to come through, you should pay attention to these areas in the spring. 

Pay special attention to any railing you have secured in concrete. Concrete is a resilient material, but it can crack through the winter due to persistent freezing conditions causing weakness in the pillars. Small cracks in concrete can be sealed with a patching compound. 

Home Decluttering 

Studies show that clutter in the home causes stress. Clutter causes stress by splitting attention and increasing levels of cortisol in the brain. Clutter can also affect our anxiety levels, sleep quality, and productivity. Spring is an excellent time to declutter the home and create space. 

Decluttering the home is easier than you might think. What you need are smart storage solutions in the home that allow you to store away your items inside chairs and underneath the furniture. Consider self storage if you want to redefine the way you live for the year ahead.  

Solar Power Systems 

Since spring is effectively the start of the summer season, it makes sense to start thinking about solar power solutions for the home. Solar power can make your home cheaper to run and more sustainable; it can also create a handy income and additional income stream for the family too. 

Solar power systems include solar panels on the roof and solar lighting in the garden. Solar panels can be bought or rented and installed in the room; they supply your home with power reducing your bills and allows you to sell any excess power back to the grid to earn money. 

Decking Maintenance 

Again, you are right at the start of the summer season, so make the most of it by cleaning and repairing your decking for summer nights with friends and family. Chances are the decking has taken some damage over the winter, so you might have to repair and treat the surface material. 

Most decks are made from wood and can be treated with a fresh coat of paint or stain. If your decking is made from a composite material, it might be more weather resistant. In this case, you can simply concentrate on cleaning the decking with soap, water, and a composite deck cleaner.   

Landscape Gardening 

Spring is an excellent time to landscape your garden; this can be done by yourself or by hiring a professional landscaper that will assess your garden and offer you some options. Hiring a landscaper costs money and limits your options a little, but a DIY option is a more creative one.  

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