Waiting for the weather to let up so you can tackle those maintenance jobs about the property?
Then consider this: More than 49 Wanganui people hurt themselves while spring cleaning last year.
Data from ACC shows 49 claims in the Wanganui district last year included the words "clean", "gutter", "ladder" or "broom".
Those claims cost $56,531 to date.
Kando Landscaping owner Samuel Jones said over-exertion was a safety issue for people going about their own outdoor maintenance work.
They might do office work for most of the day then "fall to bits pretty quick" when it came to "slogging it out".
"People go to tackle stuff and they don't realise how hard it actually is."
Trip hazards were another thing those doing outdoor maintenance work should be careful of. They should also use proper safety gear, said Mr Jones.
His job included landscaping, concreting and decks. He thought people should leave just about all of those jobs to the professionals.
"I do a toolbox check every morning and remind everyone about clearing up regularly and not leaving tripping hazards around.
"I have never injured myself at work but I did injure myself at home recently because I wasn't paying attention."
Mr Jones said a lot of people like to have a beer when they are doing jobs around home, but this can adversely affect concentration.
"I like to have a beer at home myself but it is a good idea to have it after the work is done rather than while you're doing it."
ACC senior media adviser Stephanie Melville said ACC sourced the data by searching accident descriptions for the key words.
The most common spring cleaning injuries were related to loss of balance and the most common injury was soft tissue damage.
"In terms of staying injury free when spring cleaning, I personally would recommend paying a team of professionals to do it for you, while you get together with friends and enjoy a long overdue lunch with maybe a little shoe shopping afterwards followed by wine and nibbles to wrap up the afternoon.
"This way the only thing that'll hurt is getting the credit card bill."
Ms Melville said about 700,000 injuries happened in or around the home each year, well over a third of the roughly 1.7 million claims ACC received each year.