Your Home Winter Checklist

You need a winter checklist. It’s now the season to prepare your home for the oncoming winter. Being ready for what the weather will throw at you is essential to protect your home. Start your winterizing process with this checklist below!

• Clean out your gutters! You want to ensure that your eaves trough is not clogged. When doing this you can make sure you have proper water flow and drainage. 

• Get your gardens ready for the spring! Plant your fall bulbs. Take this opportunity to put away your garden tools and hoses, and empty your rain barrel. Be sure to flip your rain barrel upside down so no unwanted water can get in and freeze.

• Service your furnace and your fireplace. You don’t want to hit the cold weather and find out your furnace is not up to par. Call your trusted HVAC professional to get your heating systems ready to handle winter.

• Check on your roofing and siding. Make sure that your roof is in good condition to handle the weight of snow accumulation. And has no water leaks saving you grief over the winter months. 

•  Move your lawnmower and other lawn maintenance equipment to the back of the garage. Then while you’re doing this, bring forward your snow shovels, salt and snowblower.

• Inspect the insulation in your attic. Your home may be lacking insulation that you didn’t even know about. Adding more insulation to your attic can help to prevent heat loss, in the end saving you money from extra heating costs.

I hope my winter checklist can help you to prepare your home for the oncoming colder weather.

Check out this previous post for a few more tips to have your home ready in the fall!