Prices, Promotions, styles, and availability may vary. Our local stores do not honor online pricing. Prices and availability of products and services are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Lowe's reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted.

Basic Home Maintenance

Stay on top of basic home maintenance and get organized too. Shop now.
Use My Lowe’s Home for customized home maintenance reminders. Learn more now.
Plan and Build an Outdoor Kitchen. Read article now.
10 Easy Perennials Anyone Can Grow. Read article now.
How to Mulch a Yard. Read article now.
12 Ways to Keep Your Lawn Green. Read article now.
How to Repair a Garden Hose. Read article now.
How to Install an Outdoor Privacy Panel. Read article now.
How to Seal and Stain a Deck. Read article now.
Planning for a Block Retaining Wall. Read article now.
How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes. Read article now.
How to Build a Sandbox. Read article now.

Important Projects to Do Every Year

Deep-Clean Your Rugs

Read Now

Clean and Refresh Your Appliances

Read Now

Clean and Polish Your Wood Cabinets

Read Now

Easy Projects to Elevate Your Space

12 Ways to Refresh Your Kitchen Cabinets

Read Now

Get Inspired by These Cool Patio Heater Ideas

Read Now

12 Bathroom Updates That Won’t Break Your Budget

Read Now

8 Organizational Ideas for Your Pantry 

Read Now

More Maintenance Resources

Find guides, how-to articles & products for general home maintenance. Learn more now.
Discover ways to look after your home in every season. Learn more now.

Simplify Home Care With a Basic Home Maintenance Checklist

Caring for your home starts with general home repair and maintenance routines. Whether you’re a first-time homeowner or you’ve lived in your home for years, we’re here to help you check basic maintenance activities off your home to-do list. Keeping up with maintenance routines — from daily maintenance tasks to weekly, monthly and yearly projects — means you’re less likely to end up with a long home repair list.

So, what needs to be on your basic maintenance checklist? First, think about quick tasks, such as changing air filters regularly and checking that your smoke alarms are working properly. Other home-care tips include cleaning your gutters, pressure washing your deck and giving your kitchen a deep clean. During the year, certain seasonal tasks for spring, summer, fall and winter will need to be completed too. At Lowe’s, we have all the home maintenance products you need to make home maintenance easy.

If you run across anything that needs to be fixed, we also have home repair tips for you. And our help doesn’t stop there. Depending on the age of your home, choose from our guides for recommended 5-year maintenance, 10-year maintenance and 20-year home maintenance tasks to ensure your home stays in top condition. Use MyLowe’s Home for reminders on when to complete certain tasks on your maintenance checklist, making it even easier to care for your home.