10 Simple Ways to Winterize Your Home Today

Here are 10 simple tips you can still do to help better prepare your home for the cold winter season. Let’s winterize!

1. There’s still time to safely check your roof and remove excess debris before the snowfall becomes too thick and heavy.
2. Clear out your gutters and downspouts from debris as well.
3. check your heating and ventilation. Be sure the furnace is tuned up and running proficiently. Change air filters if needed.
4. Insulate exposed plumbing in the home; especially the basement areas.
5. Check your windows and doors for drafts. Using a candle and watching the flame can tell you if there’s a draft. Use weather stripping or caulk to seal problem areas.
6. Remove leaves and debris from your walkways and around the air conditioner unit, and make sure to cover it up.
7. Reverse the direction of your ceiling fan (or flip the fan blades over) to push the warm air down and keep heating costs down.
8. Make sure your fireplace is ready. Your flues should be professionally cleaned of debris and any built-up soot.
9. Close off unused rooms in your home and their vents. No need heating rooms that will be unoccupied unless it’s imperative to keep water pipes in that room from freezing.
10. Cover up young shrubs and plants that could get winter burned. Trim back extra, long branches that may be hanging over driveways or sidewalks.

These are just a few of the winterizing tips we still recommend.

For more great tips, or if you need a recommendation to a local professional who can help you achieve these tasks, provide other maintenance or inspection services, call the Homes by Ash team today. 

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