Summer can quite easily trick you into thinking your house maintenance needs are suspended al little bit, just because winds are often less common and intensive storms or cold pressures may not be present.

If you’re enjoying the fact that it’s warm out, the windows are open, and the weather’s calm most of the time, you’re likely to think everything is working as it should. You may not also be hearing clunky pipes or noticing drafts under the door, so it’s easy to stop paying attention for a bit and just enjoy the quiet. Moreover, those maintenance tasks you may think are completely relegated to the colder months, like winter, can also impact your home in summer, and you may not have imagined this to be the case until you’re dealing with an issue.

So, what might that mean in practice? In this post we’ll discuss the issues that can surprise you during the hot weather, so you’re ready to tackle them before damage occurs.

Your Roof Can Still Suffer Water Damage

Just because you’re not getting snow or constant rain doesn’t mean water can’t be a problem. It only takes one uncharacteristic storm, which is usually the kind that shows up out of nowhere and ends just as fast, and that can do enough damage if your roof isn’t in good shape. A couple of lifted tiles or a tiny gap is all it takes to open up the roof to further leaking, and if your gutter systems are clogged or a bit out of place, that water won’t run off like it should, but it’ll sit and slowly soak into places it shouldn’t be. A quick check after a storm or downpour can help.

High Heat Can Influence Your External Systems

You don’t always notice it until it’s obvious, but constant heat does more than just make things uncomfortable, you’ll see that paving can start to crack, fences can lean a bit if the ground dries out and shifts, and if you’ve a a deck or wooden features outside, they can start to warp slightly too. Most of the time, these things don’t fall apart all at once, but you’ll see it in the edges and corners first. Of course, it could also impact your flowers if they’re not watered correctly too. It’s worth walking around and just noticing if anything looks different or feels looser than it did before, and if you need to conduct any repairs.

Your Cooling Setup Might Not Be As Fine As You Think

Just because cold air is coming out doesn’t mean everything behind the scenes is working properly. You may find that your air conditioning is clogged up with dust during a particularly hot summer, or that your fans need to be cleaned, and your ventilation system may need pest control to attend to the ducts. Such influences unattended can easily drive the bills up and shorten the life of each unit or implementation. It’s one of those things where a little clean-up or a ten-minute check once in a while keeps you from needing to call someone out mid-July when the heat’s peaking and the whole thing decides to shut off, which is a fate we would never wish on anyone.

With this advice, we hope you can more easily manage the summer home maintenance issues you may not expect.