7 Tips to Help You Prep Your Home for Fall
The weather feels warm for now, but can you sense it? Fall is definitely here! The leaves are changing colors, pumpkin spice fills the air, and fall events are happening everywhere in Ashland. However, this change of seasons can still affect your home. Therefore, it’s important to prep your home now, which will also start the process of getting it ready for winter.
Tips to Prep Your Home in the Fall
Luckily, here are some tips to help you prep your house:
- Prevent flooding by cleaning your gutters. Water that overflows the gutter can pool around your foundation and get into cracks. Over time, this pooling can create cracks that let moisture into your basement. A gutter leaf guard helps keep leaves and debris out, making gutter cleaning much easier.
- Clean your fireplace, chimney, or chimney pipe to prevent fires. You can hire a chimney cleaner who will make sure the damper closes correctly and that they remove all burnt wood and ash.
- Next, drain your outdoor faucets to avoid freezing. Water left inside an outdoor faucet can freeze and crack it, which will cause a leak. Also, remove hoses and turn off the shutoff valves to those faucets.
- Gaps around windows should be sealed up so you can keep home energy costs down. Plus, you’ll be a lot more comfortable if you don’t feel cold air from outside blowing in on you when you’re trying to cozy up on the sofa.
Now, Here’s a Little More:
- Furthermore, schedule a roof inspection now. Specifically, this time of year is perfect to have a roof inspector come and check for small damage. Because this prevents the damage from getting worse over the winter. Additionally, roof inspectors can also tell you if you’re at risk for ice dams. Although less common in Rochester compared to some areas, prevention is still key. Therefore, you don’t want to call an ice dam removal service in the middle of winter to fix a problem.
- Next, vents to the furnace to make sure they are not clogged or covered up by furniture or rugs. Blocked vents are fire hazards and can affect airflow.
- Lastly, update our security alarm system if you haven’t yet. Systems can now detect fire, flood, and carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a bigger danger in the fall.
Carbon monoxide is a bigger danger in the fall – protect your family!
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At SPS Fire & Security, we have helped people throughout Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo keep their homes safe and secure. These tips, along with our business security and home security services, will keep some money in your pocket and keep you and what’s yours safe. Call today at 585-770-0348 for a free estimate.
