How to Prepare Your Home for Summer 2025

Portland, Oregon in the summer is a very special place. This Summer 2025, we want to give you tips on how to prepare your home and property to have its best summer- whether you spend it outside of the home traveling or hosting barbecues and entertaining by the pool!

1) To Keep Your Home’s Air Quality Clean, Check and Clear Your Filters:

Check the air conditioning filters throughout your home- doing this before you turn the AC on for the year can get you ahead of schedule and even give you time to budget for a couple of extra filters for the year.

2) Upgrade to Heat-Blocking and Light Minimizing Window Treatments:

Investing in blackout or even heat blocking window treatments can seriously cool your home down without a huge strain on your utility bills.

3) Choose Your Outdoor Space Items:

What’s your anticipated outdoor usage this summer? Do you think you’ll be out traveling a lot, relying on some loved ones to watch your property periodically throughout the next couple months? This might mean your best option is to take out the bare essential outdoor furniture that a guest or house sitter may need. Do you think you’ll be home this summer? It might be time to maximize your space! Take an inventory of and clean what you have- this will make it easier to know exactly what you need to create the best parties at home this summer.

4) Leaving for a While? Empty Your Fridge and Pause Mail:

If you plan on going on a long trip this summer, emptying out your fridge will help to make sure you don’t come back to any mold or smells will be able to unpack and rest as you get acclimated back at home. Pausing your mail delivery is important if you don’t have a trusted friend or neighbor to check it for you- a huge pile of mail overflowing in your mailbox can alert burglars that you’re not there.