How To Winterize Your Home

Time to winterize your home. Old Man winter is on his way. It is time to start thinking about the ways to prepare your home for the cold season. Do you have drafty doors and windows? Where are your storm windows? Have you replaced your furnace filter? There are a lot of tasks to be done before the cold arrives. In this article, we will review some great winterizing tips to keep you cozy and keep the cost down.

• Check your Emergency Kit

• Check for Drafts

• Change your Furnace Filter

• Test your Furnace

• Stop Plumbing Leaks

• Insulate Water Lines

• and many more

Old Man winter is on his way. It is time to start thinking about the ways to prepare your home for the cold season. Do you have drafty doors and windows? Where are your storm windows? Have you replaced your furnace filter? There are a lot of tasks to be done before the cold arrives. In this article, we will review some great winterizing tips to keep you cozy and keep the cost down.

Start with a plan. Make up a list of things your home requires for winter preparation and put them up on your refrigerator. Add a list of materials you need on the side. Remember you can't do them all in one day but this will help you remember them and most of the tasks only require a small amount of time each.

There are many different areas in your home that need to be checked but this a common list to start. Not all homes are the same so there may be additional areas in your home to check. Clicking on any link will provide you more information on these areas. Indoors: 1. Check your Emergency Kit ! 2. Check all Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide detectors. 3, Clean/vacuum out the dust in your Furnace and Replace the Filter 4. Test the Furnace ( on a cool evening ) 5. Use a candle or incense to check for drafts around doors and windows. Don't forget electrical outlets on exterior walls. 6. Check attic Insulation. 7. Check for any Plumbing Leaks and Insulation on water lines. 8. Reverse your ceiling fans.

Outdoors: 1. Check your Garden Hose Spickets for Leaks. 2. Check Foundation Vents. 3. Check around Windows and Doors. 4. Check/Clean Gutters and Downspouts. 5. Check your Dryer vent.

All of the items on this list or any list in the related links are not to hard to accomplish. Just take one task at a time. The rewards on the other hand are a warmer cozier home at a lower heating cost. Being prepared is the key.