Home Maintenance |
Month | Content | Learning Outcome | Assessment |
August | Home Maintenance: Defining Home Maintenance Understanding your Home House Fixtures | Making you home a safer and more comfortable place to live Enhancing Your Home’s Value Saving Money on repairs and energy | Class discussion Quiz |
September | Home Exterior Home Infrastructure Roof, Siding, windows, doors, & Insulation. Hand Power Tools Hand Tools | Common Maintenance Tasks: Exterior Infrastructure Roof Siding Windows Doors Safety and proper use of common house hold tools | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
October | Safety in the home Home Interior: Plumbing, Fixtures, Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Floors, Interior Doors, Home Safety System. | Good work habits when dealing with Power, Gas, & Water. Common Maintenance Tasks: Plumbing-Drain, Waste, & Vent System Furnace-Passive and Active Ventilation Dry Wall and Plaster Repair | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
November | Home Interior: Plumbing, Fixtures, Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Floors, Interior Doors, Home Safety System. | Preventing your water pipes from Shaking, Rattling, and Rolling Maximizing Hot Water Making water look, smell, and taste better Replace a damaged section of pipe | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
December | Home Interior: Plumbing, Fixtures, Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Floors, Interior Doors, Home Safety System. | Protecting pipes in cold weather How to fix a burst pipe Maintenance on hot water heater Gas Electric How to soften your water | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
January | Home Interior: Fixtures: Stainless Steel, Cast iron, and Fiber glass | Cleaning Plumbing fixtures Taking care of your toilet Maintaining your tub and shower | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
February | Sewer and Septic System | Understanding how your sewer system works Keeping your sewer system or septic Running clog free How to eliminate most common clogs Maintaining your septic system | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
March | Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems | Maintenance on your furnace and boiler Ventilating your home from top to bottom Keeping your air conditioner cool Balancing your heat through-out your house Interior ventilation | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
April | Walls and Ceilings Drywall Plaster | Keeping walls and ceiling looking good Patching cracks in walls and plaster Painting Maintaining wallpaper and paneling | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |
May | Floors and Interior Doors Appliances | Cleaning and maintaining all types of floors Taking care of common door problems Keeping your door hardware in good working Order Extending the life of your appliances Home safety when using appliances | Class Discussion Question and Answer Quiz Home Maintenance Plan Lab |