Maintenance of Your Home

• Equipment and Appliances

Publications

• Getting Organized in the Kitchen (PDF)
• Spanish/Bilingual publications
  • How to Repair a Leaking Faucet (PDF)
  • Repairing Screens on Doors and Windows (PDF)
  • Replacing Screens on Doors and Windows (PDF)
  • Electric Plugs – Repair and Replace (PDF)
  • How to Use Basic Tools (PDF)
• Printed publications (available from the Texas AgriLife Extension Bookstore)
  • Home Maintenance Manual (B-1521)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Cracks in Concrete Sidewalks (L-2140)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Repairing Flashing and Caulking Joints at the Chimney (L-2142)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Repairing a Flat Roof (L-2144)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Repairing a Shingle Roof (L-2145)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Wall Siding and Shingles (L-2139)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Wood Porch Floors (L-2141)
  • Home Maintenance and Repair – Wood Steps (L-2143)
  • Homebuilder Recommendations for Slab-on-Grade Foundations (B-5008)
  • How to Select a Termite Control Service (L-1785) (PDF available)
  • Maintenance of Existing Foundations on Expansive Clay Soils (B-5002)
  • The Home Inspection Checklist (B-1586)
  • What Prospective Custom Home Buyers Should Know About Foundations (L-5011)

Web Resources

• Home Maintenance and Repair Database from Michigan State University Extension
• How-to Library (Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse)
• National Association of Home Builders
• The Home Depot