A home maintenance schedule only works if it comes back to you on its own. HomeTrackIt lets you set any interval you like, from a monthly filter change to a ten-year roof inspection, and sends the reminder early enough that you can actually book someone.
A starting schedule you do not have to build
Tell us the year the house was built and which systems it has, and you get a starting schedule you can edit, delete or add to. Every interval is adjustable and you can always write your own.
Monthly
HVAC filter, water softener salt, garbage disposal flush, leak sensor check. Filter intervals depend on MERV rating, pets and household size more than on the box, which is covered in how often to change your HVAC filter.
Quarterly
Test smoke and CO detectors, run unused faucets and drains, pest treatment, garage door safety reverse.
Twice a year
HVAC service in spring and fall, gutters before and after leaf drop, reverse the ceiling fans, exterior walk-around.
Annual
Flush the water heater, termite inspection, dryer vent cleaning, insurance coverage review.
Three to five years
Septic pumping, water heater anode rod, exterior paint touch-up, deck seal or stain. The anode rod is the one almost nobody has heard of, and replacing a $30 rod at year five can add years to the tank. See how long a water heater lasts.
Ten years and beyond
Roof inspection and budget, water heater replacement, HVAC end-of-life planning, repipe or panel assessment. Long-horizon reminders show the expected replacement cost and how long the current unit has been in, so a $2,000 water heater is never a surprise.
For the full seasonal version with rough time and cost per task, read a home maintenance schedule that actually fits four seasons.
Lead time is the whole trick
Set the lead time per reminder. A furnace service that pings three weeks out gets scheduled. One that pings the morning of gets dismissed. You can also assign a reminder to whoever on the property is actually going to do it, and snooze anything that does not fit the week.
Finishing a reminder is what writes the record
This is the part that makes the whole thing work. Mark a reminder done and it opens an entry already filled in with the task, the date and the property, waiting for the cost, the photo and who did it. The maintenance history builds itself out of the schedule instead of relying on you to remember to log anything, then the next occurrence auto-schedules.
That accumulated history is what your insurer wants after a loss, what a manufacturer wants before honoring a warranty, and what a buyer wants at closing. See the maintenance log for what each entry holds, and maintenance records when selling a house for what it is worth at the end.
Reminders across several properties
A house, a rental, a shop, a lot. Each property runs its own schedule, and reminders can be shared across a team. Landlords should also read landlord maintenance records, which covers habitability, tenant requests and response-time documentation.
When you sell, the buyer inherits the live reminder set, so filter changes and septic pumping keep running on the same cadence instead of starting from nothing.
Pricing
Unlimited maintenance reminders are included on every plan, starting at $7 a month for one property. Every plan begins with a 30-day free trial. A card is required to start and you can cancel any time before the trial ends.