Seasonal Maintenance
4 guides for Greater Austin homeowners, written and fact-checked by the Austin Home Projects Editorial Team.
Seasonal MaintenanceAustin Hail Season: Before-and-After Roof ChecklistCentral Texas hail season peaks in spring, and a single storm can damage thousands of roofs across Williamson and Travis counties in minutes. You can't stop hail, but you can make the aftermath less stressful and less expensive.Seasonal MaintenanceProtecting Your Foundation in a Texas DroughtOn the Blackland Prairie clays east of I-35, and in clay pockets across the metro, drought is when foundations move most. As the soil dries, it shrinks and pulls away from the slab edges, so corners drop and cracks open. Then the fall rainsSeasonal MaintenanceOak Wilt and a Year-Round Tree Care CalendarLive oaks and red oaks shade much of Austin, from Tarrytown and West Lake Hills to Circle C and the Hill Country suburbs. They're also vulnerable to oak wilt, one of the most destructive tree diseases in Texas. Many oak wilt infections Seasonal MaintenanceFreeze-Proofing an Austin Home: A ChecklistMost Austin winters are mild, and that's the problem. Houses here aren't built with the assumption that pipes will see sustained subfreezing temperatures, so a hard freeze every few years catches plumbing exposed in attics, exterior
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