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Home  >  Home • Useful Information  >  Vacation Rental: How to Save More Money for Home Repairs

Vacation Rental: How to Save More Money for Home Repairs

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If you’re operating a vacation rental home, then you should make sure that you are on top of your game. Otherwise, you might find a sprinkling of unpopular reviews on your property. This can be detrimental to your business.

On that note, home repairs are one of the things you should look into when it comes to your vacation rental. Check out some simple home repair tips that are affordable below:

Change filters regularly

According to Maid Sailors Hoboken Cleaning Service, regularly cleaning out and changing your filters at home is an important part of preventing poor indoor air quality.

If your filter isn’t changed on the regular, then dust and other airborne particles will filter into your home. Plus, the filter won’t be as effective. For your air conditioners, the cooling system won’t be as efficient either. Additionally, there may be an increase in allergens in the home as well. Thus, filters should be changed regularly.air conditioning

Repair holes

If the walls of your vacation rental somehow end up having walls on them, worry not. This doesn’t have to be an expensive repair job for you. You can simply try and fix these holes with the help of a setting compound. Of course, this will only work best if these holes are small.

For the larger holes, you should cut out the part that’s damaged by the hole. Then, replace them with new drywall. You can even do the fix yourself if you want.

Paint your peeling siding

If you notice that some of your home’s siding and other structure is peeling, then you should start buying paint. Of course, it should match the color of the surroundings. Although this may set you back a few, simply painting the peeling siding is going to save you from heftier costs of the damages of siding left alone.

Don’t start painting over the peeling siding. First, you should remove the old flaking paint. Then, that’s when you can start painting the problem areas.

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Install ceiling fans

Instead of relying on your air conditioning system to heat and cool the home, you should invest in ceiling fans instead. There are plenty of more energy-efficient ceiling fans out there that will keep you cool in warmer months and warm in cooler months.

Aside from saving you money on electricity bills overall, you can also save money by trying to install the ceiling fan yourself. However, if you don’t want to do that, feel free to hire someone to do it for you.cieling fan

Fix leaky faucets

Although you might think a few drops leaking away from your dripping faucets is an inconsequential amount, you’ll be surprised just how much it can accumulate.

If you do the math, even 30 drips a minute can be 5 gallons in a day according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Science School.

Thus, checking for leaky faucets and repairing them should be a priority repair project for you. Otherwise, you might be spending money on 5 gallons of water that just wash off the drain.leaky faucet

Upgrade light bulbs

Some light fixtures might not be the most energy-efficient choice for you out there. If you have an incandescent bulb, then you are definitely not using the most energy-efficient ones in the business. A good indication of an outdated light is if you can hear slight buzzing coming from your lights.

If you don’t have the budget to change every piece of lighting in your rental, then focus on changing the lights in the ones you use the most.light bulb

Seal your shower

As mentioned before, a leaky faucet can be a big waste of money and water without you knowing. The same can be said for a leaky shower.

Aside from costing you money, a leaky shower can cause all sorts of dilemmas in your bathroom. It can cause water damage in your bathroom walls which are tedious to repair.

Thus, you should make sure that you get someone to repair any leaky showers that you have.shower

Install weather stripping

If you want to save money from the use of your air conditioning system, then a weatherstripping installation is a great investment. It helps seal the gaps in your doors and windows and so on. This makes the temperatures in your rooms more constant. If you think some of your rooms are quite drafty, then consider installing one.

Also, don’t forget to clean your gutters out so that you also prevent roof damage which is definitely an additional cost you don’t want to bear.

Fixing up your home doesn’t have to be such an arduous job and it shouldn’t be hard on your wallet either. With that said, most of the tips above are home repairs that will save you from hefty home repair costs in the future. By being proactive with your home repairs, your vacation home rental will be at tip-top shape and you can serve guests better.weather stripping

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