While talking to a colleague the other day I heard those words that make contractors shudder in their boots: "I don't bother with home maintenance, I just pay for repairs when things break." The thought of the amount of money you can spend on home repairs when you get right down to the nitty gritty is enough to leave you shuddering in your seat. Why, then, would you ignore the maintenance that could help prevent it?
Yes, maintenance on a house costs money. Yes, that's going to be hundreds of dollars out of your budget each and every month. But can that really compare to the thousands or 
even tens of thousands of dollars you're going to have to pay to repair the damages that rain, wind, over-anxious toddlers and simple neglect can wreak on your house? Not to mention the inconvenience of having to live for months in the middle of a construction zone.
even tens of thousands of dollars you're going to have to pay to repair the damages that rain, wind, over-anxious toddlers and simple neglect can wreak on your house? Not to mention the inconvenience of having to live for months in the middle of a construction zone. Is this type of short term gain, long term loss worth it? Absolutely not, especially not in today's budget conscious economy. Trust me on this one-when it comes to your house, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.
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