Home Maintenance Guides

Home maintenance is not one-size-fits-all. The right schedule, products, and techniques for your home depend heavily on where you live. A gutter cleaning schedule that works in the Pacific Northwest is different from one in the Southwest. HVAC maintenance for a Midwest home dealing with polar vortex winters looks nothing like the approach for a Southeast home running air conditioning nearly year-round.

Home Fix By Zone organizes all of our maintenance guides by both task and climate zone, so you can find advice that actually applies to your situation. We cover six major U.S. climate regions — Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West Coast, and Mountain West — and ten core maintenance tasks including HVAC, roofing, gutters, weatherproofing, plumbing, foundations, and more.

Use the guides below to build a maintenance schedule tailored to your region's specific climate challenges. Each guide includes a seasonal schedule, climate-specific tips, and product recommendations appropriate for your zone.