{"id":36,"date":"2019-04-16T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2019-04-16T08:07:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:07:35","slug":"6-maintenance-tips-for-new-home-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/6-maintenance-tips-for-new-home-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Maintenance Tips for New Home Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buying your first home is an exciting event. However, many new homeowners aren&#8217;t really aware of what they need to do to maintain their property. Use these tips from Thompson Insurance Services to design a home maintenance routine that keeps your property in pristine condition.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Service your HVAC system at least once every 3 months. Inspect the system and clean or replace air filters. Schedule services right before winter to ensure your indoor air is as clean as possible during the colder months.<\/li>\n<li>Teach all of your family members how to turn off the water flow in each room. It&#8217;s also a good idea to label or tag the main water supply valve as well.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t put off plumbing repairs. Water damage can quickly cause costly problems that go deeper than your indoor pipes.<\/li>\n<li>Keep gutters and rainspouts clear of debris. Clean them before winter weather sets in to prevent backups that can damage your roof and warrant costly repairs. While you&#8217;re there, make sure the downspouts are pointed away from walls and foundations. This simple move significantly reduces water damage to your home&#8217;s structure.<\/li>\n<li>Check your homeowner&#8217;s insurance coverage periodically. Review your coverages to determine if they may need adjustments. This is the best way to ensure your policy will offer a sufficient payout if an accident occurs.<\/li>\n<li>Form a relationship with a local handyman. If you aren&#8217;t technically inclined, it&#8217;s important to make friends with a handyman in the Highland Village, TX area. When something goes wrong, it&#8217;s comforting to know there&#8217;s someone you can turn to who knows your property well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thompson Insurance Services offers home insurance policies for residents in the Highland Village, TX area. Contact our representatives to learn more about maintaining your home with insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying your first home is an exciting event. However, many new homeowners aren&#8217;t really aware of what they need to do to maintain their property. Use these tips from Thompson Insurance Services to design a home maintenance routine that keeps your property in pristine condition. Service your HVAC system at least once every 3 months. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-highland-village-tx","tag-thompson-insurance-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tistoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}