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Maintenance log

Sample rendered 2026-07-23
Care tasks tracked
17
across 8 areas
Overdue
2
furnace filter · detector swap
Logged this year
$1,576
2026 to date, 8 jobs
Biggest ticket
$1,480
new water heater, Jul 20

Coming up

The care schedule, soonest first. Overdue in red — and these land on your to-do list on their own.

was Jul 5Change furnace filter · Furnace & central air · every 3 moOverdue
was May 20Test detectors + swap 9V backups · Safety & emergency · every 12 moOverdue
Aug 1Add a bag to the water softener · Basement storage · every 2 moSoon
Aug 1Refresh emergency water + check flashlights · Safety & emergency · every 12 moSoon
Aug 10Run a dishwasher cleaning cycle · Kitchen · every 3 moSoon
Aug 14Change fridge water filter · Kitchen · every 6 moSoon
Sep 1Clean the range-hood filter · Kitchen · every 3 moSoon
Sep 15Restain the deck · Exterior & yard · every 24 moSoon
Oct 2Annual furnace tune-up · Furnace & central air · every 12 moSoon
Nov 8Clean the gutters (fall) · Roof & gutters · every 12 moSoon

The log

Everything done to the house, newest first — the answer to "when did we last…" and "what did that cost."

Jul 20Water heater — new Rheem 40-gal installed; old 14-yr unit was weeping, hauled away (Ridgeline Plumbing).$1,480
Jul 19Kitchen — garbage disposal quit — hums, won't turn, reset didn't fix it.—
Jun 28Laundry — ran a tub-clean cycle on the washer, no smell after.—
Jun 10Safety & emergency — restocked D batteries for the emergency flashlights (8 on hand).$14
Jun 01Basement storage — added two bags to the water softener, two spares left.$18
Jun 01Kitchen — cleaned the range-hood filter, soaked and scrubbed.—
May 18Furnace & central air — AC coil rinse and a look-over ahead of summer, all healthy.—
May 01Basement storage — sump pump test (kicked on fine) + restocked LED bulbs.$22
Apr 12Roof & gutters — spring gutter clean + a ground look at the roof, no lifted shingles.—
Apr 05Furnace & central air — changed the furnace filter — used the last one on the shelf, noted to restock.—
Apr 01Exterior & yard — mower spring service: oil change, sharpened blade, fresh gas.—
Mar 30Laundry — routine quarterly washer tub-clean.—
Feb 14Kitchen — swapped the fridge water filter, one spare left in the junk drawer.$42
Jan 15Safety & emergency — checked both fire-extinguisher gauges, both in the green.—
Dec 05 '25Exterior & yard — restocked snow-blower shear pins (4 on the shelf).—
Nov 20 '25Exterior & yard — snow blower ready for winter: stabilized gas, greased the auger.—
Nov 15 '25Laundry — cleaned the dryer vent end to end, cleared the exterior flap.—
Nov 08 '25Roof & gutters — fall gutter clean — heavy this year (Above & Beyond).$135
Oct 02 '25Furnace & central air — annual furnace tune-up: burners cleaned, igniter tested (Rosedale Heating & Air).$129
Aug 01 '25Safety & emergency — refreshed the emergency water and tested the flashlights.$9
May 20 '25Safety & emergency — tested all five detectors, swapped the 9V backups.—