| Owning your own home comes with a certain | | | | them, when in fact the frames are becoming |
| amount of responsibility. You are required | | | | rotten and more exposed to the elements. |
| to pay the mortgage every month, you have to | | | | |
| pay all the bills associated with having your | | | | If the windows are particularly bad you may |
| own home, and there is also the issue of | | | | even end up with a gap between the frame and |
| keeping your house in good order. | | | | the wall, which can lead to cold air and rain |
| | | | coming in. This in turn can cause damp, |
| Minor repairs are fairly easy to keep up | | | | which is not a welcome sight in your home. |
| with; many of them only take a few moments to | | | | |
| do, and most people can handle this kind of | | | | Loft insulation is another essential if you |
| small repair themselves. But what should you | | | | don't already have it. As heat rises, it can |
| do when it comes to larger repairs? The rule | | | | be lost through the roof of your home if you |
| of thumb here seems to be that the larger the | | | | don't take steps to stop it escaping. If |
| repair is, the more money it will cost. It | | | | you've ever seen a row of houses after a fall |
| is this rule that makes some people try and | | | | of snow, you can tell which ones have |
| avoid doing the necessary repairs for as long | | | | insulation and which ones don't - the ones |
| as they can, to avoid having to work out how | | | | that do still have snow on the roof, whereas |
| to pay for them. | | | | the ones that don't have none. It just goes |
| | | | to show exactly how much money you could be |
| This is understandable, but it can put the | | | | throwing away by not taking on those |
| safety of your property in danger. It can | | | | essential repairs and measures that will save |
| also lead to problems if you are hoping to | | | | you money on your bills every month. |
| sell your home in the near future - and it | | | | |
| can also lead to higher fuel bills. | | | | The main reason for putting off any kind of |
| | | | major home repair is the cost, but you can |
| Windows are a common problem and often need | | | | always look at the wide range of secured |
| repair. Although many properties are double | | | | loans available in order to raise the cash |
| glazed, many are not and this can result in | | | | you need. Taking on any kind of essential |
| heat loss if your windows are old and no | | | | repair will not only add value to your home, |
| longer fit properly. Although old wooden | | | | it will also help reduce your heating bills - |
| framed windows are relatively easy to | | | | not to mention the cost of having to perform |
| maintain, it's tempting to keep on patching | | | | emergency repairs to get you through each |
| them to get yet another year's use out of | | | | winter. |