Clintonville, Columbus
Home maintenance for Clintonville's bungalows, foursquares, and ravine lots.
Clintonville started as a streetcar suburb. South of North Broadway, most houses went up before 1930, and there are even catalog kit homes in the mix. Head north and the houses get newer street by street, out to the ranches. I like working on houses with this much history.
What I look for in Clintonville homes
A few things come up a lot in Clintonville.
- Bungalows and foursquares where the basement is the storage room.Older houses here tend to be short on closets, so the basement holds everything. That makes a small leak expensive. The leak sensors at the water heater and sump get a real wet test every visit, so a slow leak gets caught early.
- Every era on the same block.A 1915 foursquare can sit next to a 1950s house with a completely different setup. I don't assume anything from the street. Your Home Record lists what your house actually has: filter sizes, unit ages, where the shutoffs are.
- Ravine lots along Glen Echo and Overbrook.Sloped yards send water toward the house. The spring visit checks downspout extensions, window wells, and grading near the foundation, and if you have a sump, it gets run every visit before the storm that matters.
- Half story bedrooms upstairs.A lot of bungalows have bedrooms tucked under the roof. The usual advice is a smoke alarm in every sleeping area and on every level, plus CO alarms. Every visit I test each alarm and write down anything missing or past its date.
Serving south Clintonville, North Broadway, Beechwold, and the streets around the Glen Echo and Overbrook ravines.
Two ways to start
Fall Freeze Prep visit
$129 flat, about 45 minutes
Outside faucets winterized, furnace filter changed, sump pump tested, smoke and CO alarms tested, main water shutoff found and tagged, and a short written note. Still booking through the end of November.
Request a freeze prep visitQuarterly membership
From $699 year one at the founding price, by bathroom count
Four visits a year: filters, leak sensor checks, sump and alarm checks, a seasonal task each visit, and a running Home Record of your house. Regular base membership is from $799 a year. Setup is from $199. Join within 30 days of a freeze prep visit and the $129 comes off year one.
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