103 tasks · 8 Building America regions
Home maintenance calendar
What to do each month depends on where the house is. Each region below has its own calendar, timed by the region’s typical freeze dates (NOAA) and climate. For your exact county and systems, use the Home Plan.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-humid Long cooling season, heavy humidity and the Atlantic hurricane season set the calendar: drains, dehumidifying and storm prep. | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Mixed-humid Real winters and humid summers: the house switches between heating and cooling twice a year, and freezes are short but real. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Cold Heating season dominates. Freeze protection, ice dams and furnace care are the big-ticket risks. | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Very cold Long, hard winters: pipes, heating equipment and roof snow load drive the plan. | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Subarctic Extreme cold and long dark winters; heating reliability is a safety system. | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Hot-dry Intense sun and heat, little rain, monsoon storms in some areas, and hard water. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Mixed-dry Dry air, cold nights and hot days: wide temperature swings, wildfire smoke and freezes. | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Marine Mild and wet: moisture, moss, gutters and ventilation matter more than extreme temperatures. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Numbers are tasks due that month. Months shown without a link share at least 70% of their tasks with another region; use the Home Plan for those.