Monday, March 22, 2021

HOME MAINTENANCE

Easy ways to maintain your home

Spring is a great opportunity to fix up the inevitable wear and tear on your home during the winter. Here are some suggestions to get your place back in shape:

Inspect your air conditioner

Test out your A/C and address any issues before the heat of summer hits. Remove the cover, clean debris, or schedule a service visit if needed.

Give some TLC to your washer and dryer

Run vinegar through your washer’s hot water cycle, remove residue and mold from dispensers, and vacuum lint from dryer vents while inspecting hoses for damage.

Fix up your faucets

Look for leaks and repair by tightening fixtures or replacing washers. Descale indoor faucets with vinegar to improve flow and test outdoor faucets for cracks or leaks caused by sub-zero temperatures.

Seal gaps and cracks around windows and doors

Seal spaces or cracks where air may escape and bugs can enter. Mend holes in screens, lubricate hinges, and remove dirt to make the eyes of your home look like new.

Refresh in and around your home

Spruce up your entryway with planters or fresh flowers. Tend to your garden and lawn by weeding and cutting back vegetation. Crack open your windows and let the fresh air flow freely.

Put my expertise to work for you!

Ask me for spring maintenance tips to help keep your home at its best.

Cristina Van Blommestein

Sales Representative

(416) 606-4663

cristina@royallepage.ca

http://cristina.royallepage.ca

Royal LePage Estate Realty - East Toronto Office, Brokerage

(416) 690-2181

1052 Kingston RD

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Right Fit

Home may be where the heart is, but it's also where you and your family need to comfortably fit. If you're trying to decide between a single-family home and a condo for your next move, you'll want to weigh the various configurations.

Houses: Houses come in a myriad of formations, from single-story bungalows to multi-floor mansions. A detached house is a complete unit on its own where you own both the building and the land it's on. A semi-detached house shares a wall with another house, but is otherwise its own complete unit. Townhouses also fall into the single-family home category, and while they can have the space and indoor layout of a detached or semi-detached house, they're attached either on the sides or vertically with the other townhouses in the complex.

There are two types of townhouses — freeholds, where the owner owns both the house and the land it's built on, and condominium townhouses, where the owners own a percentage of the condo corporation versus any actual land. Similar to an apartment condominium, condo townhouse owners pay a monthly maintenance fee to cover water, sewage, garbage and shared amenity expenses.

Condominiums: A condominium can refer to one unit within one building, or a series of buildings on a piece of land. It is governed by an elected body that makes decisions pertaining to building regulations, maintenance and concerns that affect unit owners and residents. The difference between an apartment and a condo unit is that with apartments, each unit in the building is owned by one entity and then rented out to tenants. With a condo, an individual owns their particular unit, which can then be either occupied by the owner or in some cases, rented out.

Let's sit down and review your current needs, wants and budget, as well as your future lifestyle requirements in order to find the type of housing that provides just the right fit.