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Your home could be a Worthy discount In the time-sucking battle: gutters need to be cleaned, railings need to be secured, and walls need to be painted. But the worst Home maintenance Of all things it is the invisible kind. the Leaky pipe Into the crawl space that silently betrays you while you focus on increasing curb appeal.
It’s not just that you don’t want to do it. Maybe you don’t, but anyone who has ever cheated on a… Clogged drain He knows that the longer you wait, the messier the job becomes. The good news? AI tools can give you a leg up, helping you use your elbow grease and rainy day fund wisely.
Here’s how to use AI to keep up with home maintenance.
Take your insurance seriously
Homeowners insurance doesn’t just cost a fortune. In theory, you should be able to file a claim and recover some of the costs, but wading through the jungle of laws and policies can tax the minds of even the savviest homeowners.
AI tools can help you crawl your homeowners insurance policy for benefits you might miss. I used Microsoft Copilot to review a standard 29-page policy in Ohio and create an easy-to-reference breakdown of what these large payments actually cover for homeowners.
Important documents, like homeowners insurance policies, can be complex, but an AI-powered chatbot can help summarize them and guide you to the parts you need to know. Just be sure to check what the AI says against the actual document.
I was surprised to find a volcanic eruption listed as covered damage on my Ohio insurance policy – but I guess anything is possible. The policy also covers damage caused by failure of HVAC systems and spoiled food in the event of a power outage. It’s good to keep that in mind as we head into what is already shaping up to be a record heat season.
The chatbot can pull up any potential insurance programs that can help you with home maintenance.
Known unknowns
Many new homeowners have yet to comprehend the potential horrors that come with the mainstay of the American Dream known as homeownership. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of owning a home with a pool, but I bet those fantasies didn’t include chlorine tablets and submersible water pumps.
AI can help you assess quirks, danger zones, and risk factors in your home. You’ve asked Google’s Gemini to solve problems that may be waiting for you.
Gemini has some guesses about what problems a certain type of house might have.
Gemini was meticulous when it came to plumbing, which was replaced by copper in the early 2000s. The note about adding French drains was also accurate, as we installed one last winter, just in time for two straight weeks of heavy rain
The note about the electrical panel was timely, and the termite inspection raised the hairs on the back of my neck. We had never inspected the house for termites, and seeing the “high activity area” certainly made the need urgent.
Mountains to hills mole
Sometimes a gopher pile is just an isolated eyesore. Other times, it’s a sign that something more serious is going on under your feet. Waiting to find out can be a recipe for ruined turf and a costly repair.
I used AI to give me some advice on how to deal with a creature I assumed was a gopher that I noticed in my garden. Claude AI was able to identify the little bugger from some screenshots in an overnight video I took, and told me it was most likely a mouse and not a gopher.
I asked Claude to identify what she thought was a gopher and come up with a strategy to keep it away.
The tool also created some options to deter and deal with the critters so they don’t destroy your poppies and flowering plants.
Spoiler alert: The only thing I’ve found that’s actually effective on gophers and voles is an underground net, but bless Claude’s heart for being so optimistic about castor oil.