Rental property maintenance in Chattanooga for single-family homes
Small fixes between tenants and seasonal visits during a lease, with photo reports you can keep on file for each home.
$59 for one hour of small fixes and a full-home checklist with photos.
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- Insured
- Uniformed local crew
- Photo report after every visit
- Upfront pricing
Owning a single-family rental means small repairs never really stop. Tenants move out and leave nail holes, scuffed walls and a closet door off its track. Mid-lease, there are filters to change and smoke detector batteries to swap. None of it is big, but all of it takes time, and you may not live close by.
Fortress Home Services helps landlords with the small stuff. As a make ready handyman, we patch, touch up and adjust between tenants so the home is ready to show. During a lease, the Quarter Round Plan brings our crew out four times a year. You get a photo report after each visit. Over time, those reports become a record of the home's condition. We work on rentals in Chattanooga and the nearby towns we serve, from Hixson to Ringgold.
Make-ready and mid-lease jobs
- Patching nail and anchor holes after move-out
- Touching up scuffed walls and trim
- Re-caulking tubs, showers and kitchen sinks
- Adjusting doors, closet doors and cabinets
- Replacing worn hinges, knobs and door stops
- Changing air filters and smoke detector batteries
- Replacing burned-out bulbs
- Fixing loose quarter round and baseboards
How landlords use Fortress
For a turnover, book the $59 Fix-It Hour. We'll handle an hour of make-ready fixes and give you a full-home checklist with photos. Items that need more time go on a quote, or we can stay and do them that day if you ask.
For a home with a tenant in it, the Quarter Round Plan keeps regular eyes on the place. It runs $60 a month or $179 a quarter per home. Each rental needs its own plan, and we don't offer multi-property pricing. Members get 10% off projects, and materials are billed separately. You can cancel a plan with 30 days notice, for example if you sell the home.
Calls that need a licensed pro
We don't handle electrical, plumbing, HVAC or roof repairs, even when a tenant calls about them. We also don't do siding, drainage or deck work. Keep a licensed pro on hand for those calls. Our photo reports can still help you spot small issues before the next turnover.
Seasonal care for your home
Quarter Round Plan
Seasonal care for your home, from a crew that knows it.
Membership
$60/mo
or $179 a quarter
- 4 seasonal visits: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- 2 hours per visit
- Your home checklist, kept up to date
- 10% off bigger jobs, and anything your visits don't include
- Something can't wait? We'll come out before your next visit for $149 (up to 1 hour of work)
Four visits, one for every season
Every visit starts with the season's checklist. The rest of your 2 hours goes to your own list.
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Spring Refresh
March to May
- Change your air filter
- Test smoke and CO detectors
- Walk the outside: caulk gaps at windows and doors
- Fix loose window screens and clean sliding door tracks
- Touch up winter scuffs and dings
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Summer Tune-Up
June to August
- Adjust doors and cabinets that stick in the humidity
- Replace worn weatherstripping and door sweeps
- Re-caulk tubs, showers and sinks as needed
- Tighten loose railings, handles and hinges
- Tighten and balance ceiling fans
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Fall Prep
September to November
- Change your air filter
- Fresh batteries in smoke and CO detectors
- Find and seal drafts at doors and windows
- Put insulating caps on outdoor faucets
- Look over gutters (cleaning is a member-discount add-on)
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Winter Inside List
December to February
- Patch nail pops and drywall cracks
- Fix loose trim and quarter round
- Tighten cabinet hinges and hardware
- Replace burned-out bulbs, including the hard-to-reach ones
- Hang the shelves, rods and mounts on your list
Common questions
Do you offer discounts for multiple rental properties?
No. The Quarter Round Plan is priced per home, so each rental has its own plan at $60 a month or $179 a quarter. Every member home gets 10% off projects. The $59 Fix-It Hour is limited to one per household.
Can you do make ready work between tenants?
Yes, for the small jobs. We patch holes, touch up paint, caulk, adjust doors and swap out worn hardware. Anything that runs past the time you booked goes on a quote. Bigger work, like plumbing or electrical, is not something we do.
What do I get after each visit?
You get a photo report that shows the work we did. We also keep a home checklist up to date for each rental on a plan. For a landlord who doesn't live nearby, that record makes it easier to see how the home is doing and to plan the next round of fixes.
Start with one hour.
Book a Fix-It Hour and your tech starts on your list right away, then walks the whole home and sends you a checklist with photos.
Get your home's checklist.
Book a $59 Fix-It Hour. One hour of small fixes and a full walk of your home, with photos.
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