Home Maintenance in Colborne, ON

Spring and Fall Visits for Older Cramahe Homes

The upkeep older Colborne homes need is steady: deck stain, clean eaves troughs, sound exterior caulking and paint, and now and then a bigger repair. Left for a few years, each of those grows into a larger job. Two visits a year, one after the thaw and one before the snow, keep the list short. In spring we're mostly looking at what winter did, and in fall we're getting the house ready for the next one.

On a farm, property maintenance stretches well beyond the house. Outbuilding doors sag on their hinges and porch steps work loose, and both are easy to put off when there's always something else to do. We'll take those on as part of a visit if you want them on the list. Pedro's construction background means he's as comfortable squaring up a barn door as tightening a cabinet hinge.

Because our Colborne days are often paired with jobs in Cobourg or Brighton, booking seasonal visits ahead helps us plan the route. Most seasonal visits fit in half a day, which usually costs $200 to $350. Bigger properties or longer lists take a full day, at $400 to $600. Either one is cheaper than an emergency repair in nearly every case.

Pedro handles seasonal upkeep and preventative maintenance. For how he approaches home maintenance in general, see our home maintenance page.