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HOMECARE TIPS

As you settle into your new home, please allow us to continue serving you by offering a handy list of useful information regarding maintaining your home.

These maintenance tips are general guidelines that should be used as a reference only since each home’s schedule varies based on type, climate and location.

Maintenance Description Frequency
Start twice during winter months; keep mechanical parts from sticking. Have unit professionally serviced annually. Twice per year

Maintenance Description Frequency
Seal joints that are subject to being wetted; prevent leaks, dry rot, mold and mildew. Remove and replace caulking as needed. Twice per year

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Inspect deck surfaces for cracks in coating, loose boards and surface sealers. Minor maintenance and repairs extend deck life. Check and clean drains monthly during rainy season to prevent drains from backing up and flooding the deck. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Vacuum racks and lubricate hinges and latches to keep operating parts smooth Monthly / Yearly

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Make sure debris is removed from ditches and swales. Maintain positive drainage away from buildings to keep drains from backing up and flooding during the rainy season. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Check and clean as needed to prevent accumulation of lint. Yearly
If equipped with a lint trap behind the dryer, check and clean. Monthly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Set nails, caulk and paint. Improves appearance of finished interior wall surfaces. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Test GFCI/ARC Fault circuits for safety of electrical circuits. Monthly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Wood: Check yearly; paint every 2 years to prolong useful life and maintain appearance. Twice per year
Wrought Iron: Check regularly; paint yearly to prolong useful life. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Change or clean regularly to help remove dust and pollen from interior air and improve furnace efficiency. Twice per year

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Lubricate to promote smoother, less noisy operation; extends system life. Twice per year

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Fill with ice and operate. Cleans and sharpens. Monthly

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Inspect for pavement breaks, heaving sidewalks from tree roots, dry rot at decks and blockage of drainage system. Avoids more expensive repair costs. Yearly

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Seal grout with silicone based sealer; cracked grout should be caulked with a caulk specially made for filling grout to improve appearance and prevent leaks. Check regularly
Re-caulk yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Check before rainy season and monthly during rainy season to prevent overflow onto walls, prevent eave leaks and extend gutter life. Monthly during rainy season

Maintenance Description Frequency
Detected and treated yearly will prevent structural damage; controls annoying pests. If found, treat monthly. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Direct water spray properly. Eliminates excess watering, staining of exterior walls and dry rot of structures. Twice per year

Maintenance Description Frequency
Flat: Maintain for appearance. Repaint as necessary or after 10 years.
Enamel: Maintain for appearance. Repaint as necessary or after 10 years.		 Every 10 years

Maintenance Description Frequency
Stucco: Repainting should be done every 5 to 10 years. Every 5-10 Years
Overhangs & sheetmetal: Repaint every 5 years or as necessary to maintain. Every 5 Years
Facia/Plantons: Repaint every 3-4 years to maintain appearance. Every 3-4 Years
Stained doors: Should be re-finished every 6 months or as needed to maintain. Twice per year

Maintenance Description Frequency
Detect and correct conditions that can lead to leakes and premature roof replacement. Yearly
Have roof professionally inspected every 5 years or if any leakes occur. Every 5 years

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To prolong life of water heater, accumulated sediment should be removed from tank. Extends water heater life; provides more efficient operation; uses less energy. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
As recommended by manufacturer

Maintenance Description Frequency
Check yearly and replace when necessary. Reseal thresholds. Yearly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Clean tracks to keep windows sliding freely. Clean weep holes to prevent leaks. Monthly
Inspect for broken window seals on dual-pane windows. Annually

Maintenance Description Frequency
Avoids backups and plugged drains; promotes sanitation. Use only cleaners recommended by manufacturer. 4 Times per Year

Maintenance Description Frequency
Test detectors once a month, using the test button on the detector. Change batteries on a regular basis to keep detectors operating during power failures. Monthly

Maintenance Description Frequency
Caulk and paint keeps system water tight; improves appearance, extends major maintenance periods; reduces chances of mold and mildew Yearly

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RULES AND REGULATIONS (BROKER/CLIENT REFERRAL POLICY)

We are pleased to offer a referral fee to cooperating Brokers who bring Purchasers to our participating communities. We do not pay referral fees to Brokers who are retained by Purchaser after the Purchaser has visited our participating communities or has registered with our participating communities. Also, referral fees are paid only for Purchasers who close escrow. To be eligible, Broker and Purchaser (the “Client”) must adhere to the terms below:

  1. Broker must register Client on or before Client’s first interaction with Community.
    1. Broker can register Client by fully completing the Broker Registration Card, available through our Sales Office; or by phone, fax, online registration or email. Before registering Client, Broker should confirm that Client has not already registered with Community.
    2. Client’s first interaction with our Community can take several forms, such as visiting our Community or registering online.
    3. Broker is responsible for documenting that Broker has satisfied these requirements.
    4. Only registrations fully completed by both Purchaser and Broker on a timely basis will be accepted.
  2. No subsequent Broker registrations will be allowed for Clients registered by on-site sales staff with no broker upon their first visit.
  3. Broker will be paid the referral fee through the Escrow company upon close for sales written with Broker’s Client, within 90 days of the date of broker registration, provided the registration occurred upon the Client’s first visit.
  4. If more than one Broker registers the same Client, the referral fee will be paid to the Broker who is confirmed by the Client/Purchaser at the time of sale regardless of the order of registration.
  5. Broker will not represent the Client/Purchaser as their agent in this transaction. Seller Representatives will communicate directly with Purchaser and Purchaser is solely responsible for all communications with their Lender and the Seller.
  6. Seller Representatives will complete all of the necessary paperwork, including written offers, execution of the contract, Escrow follow-up, and administration of the purchase transaction.
  7. All referral fees are subject to verification that Broker and Broker’s Representatives hold valid and active real estate licenses in the State where the Community resides at time of purchase.

If you are shopping for a new home in Southern California and need to sell your existing home in order to move forward with the purchase, Warmington’s Referral Program can help.

Our Warmington’s Referral Program partners are proven specialist who scour the market and analyze all relevant comps to make informed pricing and timing recommendations. Our broker associates will work hard to sell your home for the highest price possible based on the current market.

When you use Warmington’s Referral Program contingency assistance program in conjunction with arranging financing through one of Warmington Residential’s lenders of choice, your entire original escrow deposit will be fully refundable should we be unable to sell your existing home in a specified time period that is tied to the anticipated close of escrow on your new Warmington home. (Be advised that deposits on upgrades and options are non-refundable.)

For more information and details about our Warmington’s Referral Program, speak to one of our Southern California region new home sales representatives.

 

*Consistent with California energy regulations, new homes must be equipped with solar panels. Solar panels are not included in the posted price, but may be leased for a monthly payment, or purchased for an additional cost that may be eligible for mortgage financing. The required size of the solar system depends on several factors, including, but not limited to, home size, local utility rates and climate zone. The installed solar system may reduce your monthly local electric utility company bill. For more information, see sales agent and Solar Energy System Addendum.

Estimated cost of an average-sized solar system:

  • Purchase:
    • Assumed terms: Conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgage
    • Estimated cost: $53-$61 per month (could be higher depending on interest rate)**
  • Lease:
    • Assumed terms: 20-year, zero-down lease program
    • Estimated cost: $114-$140 per month***

Monthly cost estimates vary depending on location of home, interest rate if system is purchased, capacity and output of system, if system is leased and other factors, and are subject to change without notice.

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