Evidence-informed home upkeep
Home maintenance guides
Written in the same voice as the HouseHum coach: calm, practical, and honest about what's a named-authority fact (the DOE, ENERGY STAR, NFPA, the Red Cross) and what's home-upkeep craft. Every guide draws the DIY-vs-pro line clearly — and gas, electrical panels, structural work, and roofs always get the same answer: call a licensed pro.
The fall home maintenance checklist that actually fits your house
Not forty generic items — the right ten, ranked by what costs you money if you skip it, with the freeze-sensitive jobs first and every claim sourced.
Before the first freeze
How to winterize outdoor faucets and prevent frozen pipes
The exact 20-minute sequence — hoses, shutoff, drain, irrigation — plus what to do in a deep freeze and if a pipe has already burst.
Prevent a burst pipe
Furnace tune-up checklist before the first cold night
What a homeowner can safely do, what belongs to a licensed HVAC tech, and the carbon-monoxide checks that matter before heat season.
Before heat season
Find and seal drafts before winter
The room-by-room air-sealing pass: where leaks hide, caulk vs. weatherstripping, and the safety notes around combustion appliances.
Stop the cold leaks
Let this season's list build itself
HouseHum keeps your home's record on your device — every filter size, paint color, and service date — and builds a short seasonal checklist tuned to your home's age, heat, and climate. Free, no account, nothing to install.
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