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 Housing Buying, Owning, Renting Home Maintenance: Protect Your Investment
 

Home maintenance pictureYour home is your biggest financial investment. How well are you taking care of this investment? Maintaining your home is a daily commitment that helps you in the long run because you keep your investment in shape, your family happy, and even help your neighborhood.

Cooperative Extension Agents can offer a variety of programs on the ins and outs of protecting your biggest investment, your home. If you are interested in learning more about basic cleaning, healthy cleaning, preparing for hot weather, preparing for chilly weather, managing mold, or smart budgeting for homeowners, contact your local Family & Consumer Sciences Agent today!

Use our Home Maintenance Checklist to keep up with bigger home maintenance every Spring and Fall.

Green Cleaning

Green House UGA

Green Cleaning Recipes (PDF) - Recipes for green cleaners around the house that use natural ingredients but still get the job done!

Green Cleaning Fact Sheet (PDF) - A four-page fact sheet designed to inform you on the different aspects and history of green cleaning.

Think Healthy. Think Green. Exhibit (PDF) - 3-Panel Exhibit

Green Cleaning Powerpoint - Coming Soon.

Resources

Home Maintenance Checklist (English)
Home Maintenance Checklist (Spanish)
Exhibit (English)
Exhibit (Spanish)

Links

HUD's Home Improvements Site
Home Maintenance & Repair A-Z (University of Wisconsin Extension)
Household Waste Management (Purdue University)
 
 

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