House maintenance in Deakin

Deakin homes are larger than most. ABS 2021 Census data for the suburb shows 45.5% of occupied dwellings had four or more bedrooms, compared with 35.8% across the ACT, and the average was 3.3 bedrooms.

More rooms means more doors, blinds and walls to keep in order, along with light fittings, curtain rods and hooks that work loose over time. Our handyman services cover door and curtain repairs, furniture assembly, TV wall mounting and picture hanging.

The same figures show 44.2% of Deakin homes were owned outright, well above the ACT’s 26.6%. Owners who plan to stay tend to invest in upkeep that protects the house over years rather than quick fixes before a sale. Keeping a note of what was done and when also makes the next round easier to plan.

That makes the roof and gutters worth a regular check. A roof restoration can include cleaning, repointing, re-bedding and recoating, and our roof restorations page covers each step. Booking the roof check at the same time each year makes it easy to remember.

• Autumn: clear gutters and downpipes once the leaves have dropped.
• Winter: check doors and windows that stick or let in draughts.
• Spring: look over the roof, eaves and outside paintwork.
• Summer: tighten loose fittings, fences and gates before the busy holiday period.

Home maintenance in Deakin is easier to plan when the jobs are spread through the year like this, rather than saved up until something fails. If the garden also needs attention, ACT House & Landscaping takes on landscaping and gardening as well, so one call can cover the house and the yard.

Family homes collect small jobs room by room. Typical requests include fitting shelves, fixing cabinet doors, installing new blinds and replacing worn flooring. Grouping them by room makes each visit efficient, and the dust and noise stay in one part of the house at a time. Interior painting can follow the same pattern.

Sometimes a repair shows that a room is due for more. Our home renovation work covers kitchens, bathrooms and laundries, as well as painting, flooring and carpentry, with one project manager from start to finish. If the family has outgrown the layout, room additions are part of the same service.

In a busy household, the kitchen and bathroom take the most wear. Work on those rooms can be staged so the rest of the house stays usable, and we talk through the order of work before anything starts.