Post Move-In
Post Move-In Calgary
Homeowner Maintenance
Features & Finishes
Maintaining Your Home
Your home is a sophisticated piece of building technology designed to enhance your daily living. While a new home offers the benefit of lower maintenance and fewer worries, it’s essential to understand its many features, systems, and finishes, their purposes, and how to care for them. By reviewing and following these maintenance best practices, you can prolong the life of your home and help it retain its value and functionality.
Key Maintenance Tasks to Consider Every Three Months:
Protecting your finishes and furniture
Maintaining the relative humidity in your home has many benefits, not only to your overall comfort, but proper humidity control can also extend the life of any wood products inside the home, such as furniture, cabinetry, and flooring. It is highly recommended, particularly during the winter months, that indoor relative humidity is monitored and that efforts are made to control the humidity levels by ventilating well; either by opening windows, using your range hood exhaust, investing in a dehumidifier, running bathroom fans and/or HRV. As a general guideline, it is recommended that relative humidity level of 35% be maintained; however, on extremely cold days, which are common in the winter months, the number should be lowered. Some wood products and hardwoods require slightly higher or lower humidity levels, as recommended by their manufacturer. Please contact the Minto Warranty Team for more advice.
Caring for your Home
Electrical & Telecommunications
From lights to outlets, cables and electrical panels, your home’s nervous system has a huge impact on how you see things, literally. Review important tips on maintaining or altering this system to keep things appropriately illuminated.
Plumbing
Your home includes plumbing systems designed to bring water, hot and cold, to your various sinks, showers and tubs as well as has pipes to efficiently remove wastewater. Familiarize yourself with these critical maintenance and troubleshooting tips to keep things flowing.
Mechanical & Ventilation (HVAC)
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (if applicable) are the lungs of your home and referred to as your HVAC system. Ensure your households benefits from the best indoor air quality and stays comfortable by knowing how to manage and maintain these critical components.
Interior Finishes
How does a house become a home? Through the personality you give it with the colours, textures and layout of your finishes. Learn how to best care for everything from paint to cupboards to countertops to keep your interior looking like brand new.
Exterior Maintenance
Your home extends to your property and outdoor spaces, and finishes are as important as what is inside. Maintain your curb appeal through these tips on how to keep a healthy lawn and important seasonal maintenance of your home’s exterior features and finishes.
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