Home Safety Tips: Getting Your Home Ready for Anything this Winter By Our Town Staff No matter where you live, there are bound to be weather challenges this winter. Your home may suffer damage, minor or major, from the onslaught of colder weather, wind, heavy rain, ice storms, or even major snow systems. This can affect not only the integrity and value of your home but may lead to costly repairs down the road. That’s why it’s smart to prep now to prevent bigger problems in the future. It’s also a good idea to make sure that your home is prepped for spending more time indoors. Here are some basic tasks to prepare for wintry weather, and to ensure your family stays healthy and safe inside. 1. Perform a safety check: Are your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in good working order? Make monthly testing of these safety features a regular part of your seasonal household chores. Keep battery-operated units up to date with battery changes as per manufacturer instructions. Also, make sure you have a home fire extinguisher in your kitchen. 2. Ensure clean indoor air: Make sure your home’s heating and air conditioning units are in good condition, and schedule regular tune-ups to avoid unpleasant surprises. Change your furnace filter frequently so your air quality stays clean indoors where you’re likely to spend more time as temps get cooler. Also, consider setting up a schedule with a professional to have your ductwork cleaned on a regular basis. 3. Keep the outside out: Check weather-stripping around exterior doors, replacing where necessary, then seal and caulk exterior wood since wood trim can rot around windows and outside doors. Walk around the outside of your home with spray foam gap sealer and caulk to plug gaps, cracks, and holes in siding and around windows. Find and seal air leaks where you may be losing valuable heat and letting in the cold. Many energy companies offer an energy audit to discover where you may be losing both heat and money and to advise you on ways to improve your insulation. Making sure your gutters are cleaned out and in good condition helps protect your home’s exterior from exposure to moisture due to rain, ice, or snow melt. 4. Install back-up power: Power outages occur for many reasons, usually outside your control. In major storms, outages can last for days or even weeks when a large area is affected. To protect your home and family, an automatic standby generator gives you peace of mind – even when you’re not at home. Continued on page 13
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