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Free for readers of One Hour a Month

Know where everything is and what's due in your first year in the house

This free kit gives you the working pages from One Hour a Month, ready to print or fill in on screen and keep together in one binder.

What's in the free kit

  • My 12-Month Calendar has the book's tasks for each month printed in, along with the Climate Track Finder and a list of the professional services to book each year.
  • The seasonal checklists cover spring, summer, fall, and winter month by month, with a Monthly Basics log for the walk-around, alarm tests, filter check, and GFCI test.
  • The First 30 Days checklist takes you through locks, alarms, shutoffs, the breaker panel, and the dryer vent a week at a time.
  • The emergency shutoff map marks the water and gas shutoffs and the electrical panel on a floor plan grid, with a breaker panel directory.
  • The home records pages hold filter sizes, paint colors, appliance model and serial numbers, warranty dates, and where the manuals are kept.
  • The Doable Dozen checklist lists twelve beginner skills, each with the point where the book says to stop and call a professional.
  • The First Ten Minutes cards are ready to cut out and post where everyone in the house can see them.
  • A contractor and service log keeps your who-to-call list and a record of what was done to the house and by whom.
  • The year-in-review page helps you look back on the first year before you plan the second.
  • A home maintenance budget spreadsheet for Excel or Google Sheets, with a Replacement Fund planner and a filled-in example.
  • A 28-page printable PDF with every page in order, plus a Start Here guide.

Most of the forms come in a print version and a fillable version.

Instant download, free with your book · Printable and fillable PDFs, plus a budget spreadsheet

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