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Your new home has been built by licensed subcontractors. It will require regular preventive maintenance by you to preserve its beauty and value. An understanding of how to care for each feature in your new home will prevent costly repairs and replacements later.
Preventive maintenance on your new home must begin when you move in.
Building materials such as wood and concrete are subjected to constant expansion and contraction from day to day. This can result in minor warping of wood materials and cracking of drywall, cementitious coatings, concrete and mortar. These effects are particularly obvious in the first year after a new home has been built.
You can minimize these effects on the interior of your home by maintaining a constant temperature indoors. This allows the wood to dry at an even rate and may eliminate larger settling cracks. Minor cracks and displacement of wood are a normal part of the aging process of your home and do not affect its structural integrity.
We have provided an overview of the features and materials in your new home (note that not all features are in all homes). Please study each section carefully so that you become familiar with the routine maintenance that your home requires.
Before you do maintenance such as repainting and replacing exterior items, please consult your Homeowners Association or your C.C.&R.’s, where applicable. This will make sure that the work that you do meets the regulations and guidelines that have been established for your neighborhood.
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