Summer Home Maintenance Tips from Your Trusted Custom Home Builder in Holland, Michigan

Summer Home Maintenance Tips from Your Trusted Custom Home Builder in Holland, Michigan

Jun 17, 2025

As the temperatures rise and the days get longer, it’s the perfect time to make sure your home is ready for everything summer brings. At Troxel Custom Homes, we know that maintaining your home seasonally is just as important as building it right from the start. Whether you’re living in your forever home or planning your dream custom build, summer maintenance helps protect your investment and keep your home running efficiently year after year.

Here are 5 essential summer home maintenance tips from our team of experienced builders and home experts:

  • Service your HVAC System: Summer heat can push your cooling system to the limit. Clean or replace filters monthly and schedule a professional tune-up to ensure it’s running efficiently and not driving up your energy bill.
  • Trim Landscaping Around Your Home: Overgrown trees and shrubs can cause damage to siding, reduce airflow, and become a breeding ground for pests. Keep your landscaping neat and well-maintained to avoid long-term issues.
  • Power Wash Exterior Surfaces: Siding, decks, patios, and even driveways accumulate pollen, mold and grime fast in warm weather. A good power wash boots curb appeal and extends the life of your exterior materials.
  • Inspect Gutters and Downspouts: Summer storms can cause debris to build-up in your gutters, leading to poor drainage and potential water damage. Check them regularly and clear out blockages before they become a problem.
  • Consider Smart Shading for Energy Efficiency: Smart shading strategies – like awnings, pergolas, or even well-placed trees – can help keep your home cooler and reduce cooling costs. This ties into our belief in thoughtful, energy-efficient home design from the very beginning.

At Troxel Custom Homes, we specialize in building high-quality homes tailored to Michigan families. But our commitment doesn’t end when we hand over the keys. We are here to support you every season. If you have questions about home maintenance or you’re ready to begin your own custom build, we’re here to help!

Give Troxel Custom Homes a call today to learn more or schedule a consultation – we’d love to help you bring your dream home to life.

Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020

Apr 22, 2020

Earth Day this year brings new meaning to our lives. As we all have been affected in significant ways by the pandemic covering all corners of the earth, we realize that HOME truly where the heart is. We are spending more time than ever in our homes as we seek shelter with those we love and hold most dear.

For Earth Day this year, we need to think all the more about how our homes affect our planet and how they affect our physical and mental health. I think we all realize that building energy-efficient homes that minimize our impact on our world is a good thing; it is something that we have been doing as a standard at Troxel Custom Homes for many years. But this year I think we are all starting to think about how healthy our HOME is for US!  Our physical well being can be affected by heating and air-conditioning systems that ensure enough fresh air is being brought into the home – how is our air filtered and treated, what products are used and how might those affect air quality, and how is light treated (both natural and otherwise)? It’s also important to know how your home affects your mental health. Through the use of thoughtful design, careful product integration, and lifestyle consideration a home can become more than just shelter. It can actually become a refuge; a space that warmly embraces us, an environment that allows us to thrive, and a space that your family and friends recognize as special and uniquely yours. Your home can be the warm and embracing hug that we all wish we could experience more in these trying times.

If you are interested in exploring what that can look like either as a renovation to the home you have now, or a truly custom home built just for you, we are here to talk! The initial conversation where we listen to your dreams and introduce you to our process is free of charge!