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    Upkeep: A New Approach To Home Maintenance And Improvement
    Upkeep: A New Approach To Home Maintenance And Improvement
    Upkeep: A New Approach To Home Maintenance And Improvement
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    Upkeep: A New Approach To Home Maintenance And Improvement

    By Chuck Solomon

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    The solution to the challenge of maintaining a house is to take a proactive holistic approach and includes three main functional components. They are:
    •Annual Home Reviews
    •Coordination of all Maintenance & Repair
    •Digital Maintenance Records

    The basic premise is to treat the home as an entire ecosystem. Be proactive and take a preventive rather than reactive approach to keep small problems from getting larger and more costly to repair. Even preventing some problems altogether and making a safe comfortable home for its residents. The key to this approach is to find the one person or firm that you really trust and allow them the responsibility to manage and coordinate the care for all your home’s maintenance and repair needs; conduct annual home reviews; and document all work in an electronic format.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChuck Solomon
    Release dateJul 30, 2013
    ISBN9781301355952
    Upkeep: A New Approach To Home Maintenance And Improvement
    Author

    Chuck Solomon

    Chuck Solomon is an author, business consultant, and former home improvement contracting business owner. He previously owned and operated a successful home improvement business serving the Triangle area of North Carolina. Currently, he helps with marketing, sales, talent acquisition, and business development. He is also the creator of a new home improvement concept called Upkeep. Learn more about Upkeep at http://www.MyHouseUpkeep.com. Learn more about his consulting at http://www.ChuckSolomon.comWhen not not working, Mr. Solomon enjoys hiking, kayaking, cooking, traveling, coaching youth sports and spending time with his family.

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      Upkeep - Chuck Solomon

      Upkeep

      A new approach to home improvement

      By Chuck Solomon, MSW

      Edited by Susan Siegel, MA

      Upkeep

      A new approach to home improvement

      By Chuck Solomon

      Copyright © 2014 by Chuck Solomon

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved.

      For information regarding permission to reproduce or distribute any sections of the book please contact info@chucksolomon.com

      What Others Are Saying

      Excellent concepts, written in everyday language

      Jim Wheeler, President, Total Project Solutions, Inc.

      Raleigh, NC

      This will be a great help to homeowners…it’s the small details that really matter

      Kenneth Combs, Owner, Custom Quality Carpentry, LLC

      Durham, NC

      Finally, a way to look at my home holistically when it comes to maintenance.

      Homeowner

      Boston, MA

      Why hasn’t someone thought of this before?

      Homeowner

      Raleigh, NC

      What a great idea…it’s so simple but the results I would think could amount to a considerable cost-savings over the time one owns their home.

      Homeowner

      Seattle, WA

      I had the opportunity to read your book and I must say I find the concepts that you mention The New Holistic Approach is on the cutting edge of the 21st Century. That approach is sure to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners with their home maintenance issues. I applaud you with your innovation.

      Grant Winstead, Trainer & Consultant

      Grant Winstead Associates

      Washington DC

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Acknowledgements

      Disclaimer

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Overview of the Upkeep Approach

      Chapter One

      Upkeep Specialist – Your single point of contact

      Chapter Two

      Annual Home Check-up

      Chapter Three

      Digital Home Records

      Chapter Four

      How the Upkeep Model Benefits Homeowners and Contractors

      Chapter Five

      Implementation

      Appendix

      A Final Word

      Resources

      Frequently Asked Questions

      About the Author

      Acknowledgements

      A note

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