Is there a book for new homeowners that breaks things down month by month?

Q. We just bought our first home and I am looking for something that tells when I should do each type of home maintenance. Like I know I should clean chimney and gutters in the fall, but how often do I get the furnance cleaned or change the filter. Stuff like that.
i am looking for a book that kind of goes over ALL home maintenance. and when I should do it

A. I'm not being condescending. These are really good books. I've learned alot from them myself.

Home Maintenance 4 Dummies

http://www.amazon.com/Home-Maintenance-Dummies-James-Carey/dp/0764552155

How can I deal with property grounds maintenance?

Q. I'm a woman over 60 now and I find each year is more difficult to maintain my quarter-acre property lot. Lots of trees, seedlings, weeds, dropped twigs & branches, overgrown shrubs, etc. The property maintenance contractors I've called want a fortune to do what I need done and I am on a retirement pension now. Some won't even just mow the grounds for less than $100 and this time of year it needs it at least once a week. That's just the exterior - don't get me started on home maintenance! What can I do?

A. Do you have any teens in your area? I know I've always done cheep work and some of my peers. You may even be able to find some younger less experienced people on Craigslist. I'm 18 and I charge $10 an hour for this kind of work, and I've even worked it down to $7-8 an hour for poor people. This isn't high skilled work so it would be good to get some young people who will work for cheep.

where in melbourne can I do a basic at home vehicle maintenance course?

Q. Basically I want to do basic home vehicle maintenance course, learn how to check fluid levels, change a battery, jump start a car, change a tyre, change wind wipers, changes spark plugs and a basic fault finding guide if I break down somewhere.

A. Have you tried googling "Car maintenance courses Melbourne". I found one short course offered at Swinbourne. If that one is not appropriate, then you could continue the search a bit further through the google list that comes up. Good luck. It's a good idea to have a knowledge of how to do those basic things.

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