Free project template
Home maintenance checklist with every task back on the list when it's due
The yearly, quarterly and monthly upkeep a home needs, as repeating tasks.
- 3 sections
- 12 tasks
- Opens as a list
- Repeats on its own
Home maintenance
Monthly
- Clean the air-con filtersEvery 1st of the month
- Check the smoke alarmEvery 1st of the month
- Run the washing machine cleaning cycleEvery 15th of the month
Quarterly
- Air-con servicingEvery 3 months
- Descale the kettle, the coffee machine and the shower headsEvery 3 months
- Check under every sink for leaksEvery 3 months
- Pest checkEvery 3 months
Yearly
- Water heater checkEvery year
- Deep clean the fridge and the ovenEvery year
- Replace the smoke alarm batteryEvery year
- Renew the home insuranceEvery yearHigh
- Check the fire extinguisher dateEvery year
About this template
Air-con servicing, the water heater, the smoke alarm battery, the gutters, the pest check. None of it is urgent until it is. This project puts each on its cycle so it comes back by itself.
Tips from the template
- Delete what your home does not have.
- Add the contractor's number in each task's description.
- Move the yearly ones to the month you last did them.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Tasks and choose Templates.
- 2Find Home maintenance calendar and open it. You see every section and task before anything is added.
- 3Check the name the new project gets, and change it if you like.
- 4Press Use template. Rename the project, then work down the list.
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Questions
Yes. Copy it as a checklist or print it, with no sign-up. Using it inside Palby Planner, with the dates filled in, needs an account.
Yes. It's your project: rename it, add tasks, delete the ones you don't need. Save your version with Save as template and it's there next time.
Describe it in a sentence and the AI in Tasks writes a template for it, with sections and dates you can change before you use it.
Run it with the dates filled in.
The templates are free. The app puts every task on a real date.