keeping house.

Home maintenance, system by system

How often each job comes round, how long things usually last, and what replacing them tends to cost, for 55 of the systems and appliances in a typical house.

Plumbing and water

Heating and cooling

Roof and gutters

Outside

Structure

Appliances

Electrical

Safety

Everything else

Yard and garden

Inside

Generic schedules start from the calendar. Yours should start from your house. Keeping House takes the year each system went in and works out what's due and when, sends the reminders, and keeps the history a buyer or insurer will ask for.

Start your home's record, freeSee a sample report

Intervals and lifespans are typical figures for U.S. homes, in line with commonly cited industry ranges; costs are rough installed prices in 2026 dollars. Your manufacturer's manual and local conditions come first.