For new homeowners · a first home gift
Home Maintenance Binder
Twelve monthly checklists and the records every house should keep, in one PDF you can print or fill in on screen. Just moved in, or looking for a housewarming gift that gets used? Start here.
- Fillable PDF
- US Letter + A4
- Instant download
- 12monthly checklists
- 100maintenance jobs
- 29pages, ready to print
- 2paper sizes: US Letter and A4
What it does
A plan for the whole year, and the records you will want when something breaks.
Every month has its own page, with the jobs that belong to that time of year: the furnace filter, the gutters after the leaves come down, the outdoor faucets before the first freeze. Each job tells you how often it comes round, whether it is one for you or for a pro, and roughly how long it takes. When it is done, you write the date next to it, and next year you know exactly when it was last done.
Some jobs only apply if the house has the thing in question: a sump pump, central air, a fireplace, a garage. Those are tagged, so you cross out what you do not have and keep what you do.
Behind the months are the pages people usually wish they had filled in earlier: where the water shut-off is, the model number of the water heater, who fixed the roof and what they charged.
A first home gift that gets used. Print it at home or at a print shop, put it in a 1-inch ring binder with four dividers, one per season, and hand it over with the keys. New homeowners get a plan for every month instead of a list to work out on their own.
What you get
Everything in the download.
- How to use the binder, with a contents page
- Home profile: the details every contractor asks for
- Emergency shut-offs: water, gas, electrical panel, water heater, furnace, sprinklers
- Important contacts
- The year at a glance
- Twelve monthly checklists, January to December
- Septic, well and pool, on their own page
- Appliances and warranties
- A maintenance and repair log, two pages
- Contractor quotes, side by side
- Projects and improvements, and yearly home costs
- Paint, filters and bulbs, a documents checklist and notes
- One fillable PDF in US Letter and one in A4
Inside the binder
Real pages, exactly as they print.
Click any of them to see it larger.
Questions
Worth knowing first.
Do I need any special software?
No. To type into it, open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free, or in a desktop web browser: type on the lines, tick the boxes and save. Or print it blank and fill it in by hand. Some phone apps can only display the file, not fill it in.
Is it the same as the Home Maintenance Spreadsheet?
No. The binder gives every house the same plan on paper, and you cross out what does not apply. The spreadsheet asks twenty-one questions about your house, keeps only your jobs and works out when each one is next due.
Is anything shipped?
No. It is a digital download from Etsy, available the moment the payment clears. Print it at home or at a print shop, as many times as you need. A one-inch ring binder with four dividers, one per season, works well.
Can I trust the intervals?
They are the usual ones for a typical US house, written as general guidance. Your manufacturers’ instructions and a licensed professional come first, especially for gas, electrical and roof work.
Home Maintenance Binder, printable and fillable
Bought and downloaded on Etsy. One payment, instant download, and the file is yours to keep.