Your home is your most important investment.  There’s no better time than now to take proper care of it, and LakewoodAlive is here to help you every step of the way. To view the workshops, please scroll down this page.

Knowing Your Home Educational Series is focused on sustainability and home maintenance best practices empowering homeowners to tackle necessary repairs and improvements.  This series is designed to benefit a wide range of residents:

  • Those considering a home DIY project
  • Those planning to hire a contractor
  • Those simply interested in better understanding how their home works

The 2024 edition of this popular home maintenance program features a collection of workshops that take place from March through October, led by experts within the industry. These workshops cover a wide range of topics designed to educate residents regarding improvements and best practices for their homes. The schedule for this year’s series is focused on working to bring century homes into contemporary times while working to preserve the amazing and historic aspects that makes them so special. The best part?  Each workshop is hosted in a live format at unique locations around the community that are open to the public and free to attend.

As spring approaches, a new list of home maintenance chores should be on your to-do list. Click here to view our Home Maintenance Calendar for an entire year’s worth of important projects to help maintain your Lakewood home.

Knowing Your Home 2023 Schedule 

Date Workshop Time Location     
Thurs, March 14 Creating A Lasting Investment 7-8:30 p.m. Lakewood Public Library
Thurs, March 21 Solar 101 7-8:30 p.m. Lakewood Public Library
Thurs, March 28 Eco-Friendly Gardening 7-8:30 p.m.  
Sat, April 20 Tree and Shrub Pruning TBD TBD

Check back regularly as we will be adding new workshops monthly.

Now celebrating a decade of programming, LakewoodAlive’s “Knowing Your Home” series draws hundreds of attendees annually.  Our workshop series is generously supported by: City of LakewoodCleveland Lumber CompanyFirst Federal Lakewood and Lakewood Public Library.

Please consider donating to LakewoodAlive to support this workshop series along with the other programs offered through the organization that helps us to accomplish our mission of fostering and sustaining vibrant neighborhoods. We appreciate your support.