Home maintenance for Bexley's century homes.

What I look for in Bexley, Ohio homes

This is what I focus on in Bexley houses.

• Big houses with more of everything.The estate homes north of Broad Street on Parkview, Columbia, and Drexel can have three floors, several bathrooms, and more than one heating and cooling system. That is fine. Extra bathrooms, HVAC systems, or water heaters each add a small flat yearly amount, and you see the exact number in your quote.
• A hundred years of remodeling.Kitchens and baths in these houses have been redone more than once, so valves and supply lines come from different decades. The Home Record keeps track of what is where, with photos, so the next plumber or the next owner doesn't have to hunt.
• Bathrooms and laundry over finished rooms.In a two or three story house, a slow leak upstairs can come through a ceiling before anyone notices. On the walkthrough we pick the best spots for your first four leak sensors, and in a house like this the upstairs bath or laundry is usually on the list.
• Alarms on every floor.More floors means more alarms, and in older houses they tend to be different ages. Smoke alarms are meant to be replaced every ten years and CO alarms every five to seven. Every visit I test each one and write down any that are past their date.

Serving Bexley from Alum Creek east, including Bullitt Park, the streets north of Broad, and the neighborhoods around Main Street and Capital University.