Download your free home maintenance checklist.
Use this 12-page printable checklist to start with the important first checks: leaks, geysers, damp, drainage, gutters, security, load-shedding backups and basic repair budgeting.
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First-Time Homeowner Maintenance Checklist
No email form. Save it, print it, or keep it on your phone.
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12-page PDF
Step 1
Save or print
Keep the checklist in your home file or on your phone.
Step 2
Do the first scan
Start with water, damp, geysers, security and power-related checks.
Step 3
Build the rhythm
Repeat the quick checks monthly and keep repair records.
What the free checklist gives you
A starting point, not the whole system.
The free checklist is designed to help you start quickly. It gives you important first checks and monthly prompts, but it does not include the full first-year timeline, quote comparison tools, annual budget worksheet or detailed maintenance record pages.
Free checklist
- • First 30-day prompts
- • Monthly reminder rhythm
- • Main SA home risk areas
- • Quick homeowner starting point
44-page Blueprint
- • First 30 days, months 1-6 and months 6-12 plan
- • Budget worksheet and quote comparison pages
- • Contractor red flags and DIY vs professional guidance
- • Emergency info, records and seasonal planning pages
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