This year, give some attention to another major investment in your life — your home.

Here are some healthy home habits:

Create a home maintenance and repair budget

Don’t break the bank when your washing machine stops or the hot water heater leaks.

Create a budget now for expected maintenance projects, and set aside extra funds for those unexpected, emergency repairs that always seem to occur at the most inopportune time. According to financial pros, you can expect to spend about one to four percent of your home’s value annually on repairs and maintenance.

Clean refrigerator condenser coils

Help your refrigerator live longer and stay cool by cleaning the condenser coils. Appliance repair pros say it’s the No. 1 refrigerator maintenance task.

Condenser coils, which are located under or behind the refrigerator, eventually become covered with dust and pet hair. Keeping the condenser coils clean can save up to 10 percent on your energy bill.

Service your garage door

Regular garage door maintenance ensures safety and helps prevent costly repairs. In many houses, the garage door is the most used door. Hire a garage door pro to check the tracks, rollers and hinges; tighten screws and bolts and lubricate the moving parts.

Hire a chimney sweep

A gas fireplace burns clean, meaning there’s no creosote or soot, but you want to be sure the ceramic logs, valves and connections work properly.

For wood-burning fireplaces, highly flammable creosote builds up in the chimney walls and can cause a fire if not removed.