The Ultimate End of the Year Home Maintenance Checklist

With the end of 2022 just around the corner, it is officially crunch time! Once the holidays are over and your guests have said goodbye, it’s the perfect time to give your home a little love before 2023 begins.

From tackling any forgotten home projects to preparing for the new year ahead, there are several things you can (and should!) do before the year is officially over. That way you can start 2023 with a clean slate—and a clean home.

Home Projects You Can Tackle to Prepare Your Home for the New Year: 

• Organize and put away your holiday decorations
• Change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
• Clean your shower curtains to get rid of mildew and mold buildup
• Change your furnace filter
• Restock your first aid kits
• Add security or doorbell cameras to your porch
• Wash guest linens and deep clean guest bedrooms
• Clean your oven
• Declutter your closets and donate gently used clothes to a local thrift store
• Steam clean your carpets
• Wash your curtains
• Touch up any chipped paint throughout your home
• Change out any burned-out light bulbs
• Sweep and organize your garage
• Clean your sump pump
• Vacuum your air ducts
• Organize your junk drawer

Happy New Year!