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A practical month-by-month maintenance calendar for older and mixed-age homes across the Three Counties, focused on preventative checks that homeowners can carry out safely and the point at which a professional should be called. The routine is designed to catch small defects before they become costly exterior repairs.
Rising damp is often assumed before the evidence supports it. This guide sets out a room-by-room diagnostic routine for older properties in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, with the questions to ask before commissioning a specialist report and a repair sequence that avoids paying for the wrong remedy.
Roofs, windows and render are expensive to renew and easy to patch badly. This decision framework compares lifespan, cost, energy performance and disruption so homeowners in the Three Counties can judge when repair stops being good value.