Some of the things we do in our apartment are considered home improvement and other things are considered maintenance but it can be said that, doing maintenance will usually lead to home improvement. Let me give you an example of the relation ship between home improvement and maintenance. In my San Diego apartment roof which of course has gutters on it, and then my deck is all in my back yard. So the snow can build up in the gutters if not watched. I have been maintaining the situation for a couple years by getting a telescoping device that allows me to get the snow off my roof so it cannot get into my house by melting. But maintenance is temporary and home improvement by way of new eaves is necessary.
So you do maintenance for as long as you can and then ultimately home improvement is needed. It is just a matter of getting a good feel for that relationship between home improvement & maintenance and knowing when it is time to do home improvement. Do you lose your gutters to ice build-up every year? If you experience from ice damming, you might think a little extra help stop ice from building up and damaging your gutters and downspouts so heat tape is a great enduring solution. Heat tape is essentially a cable that plugs right into a GFCI outlet. Installed along the roofline, it generates a low level heat that helps keep ice from forming and blocking the water flow. It is the perfect way to make sure your gutters are clear and secure throughout the winter. . So always keep an eye on your house and never forget the small or petty problems because sometimes these problems will grow up to big headaches so you need to understand in the balance between home improvement and maintenance.
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