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Winterizing Tips: Outdoors

Even if it is already getting cold where you live, it’s not too late. You can still winterize or weatherize in several ways that will help protect your home and family throughout the winter months. Clean the Gutters If you can do it yourself, carefully go ahead and clean out the gutters. Always make sure someone else is home when climbing a ladder and be sure the ladder is stable. If you aren’t up for doing it yourself, hire someone to do it sooner than later. Make sure the person you hire is insured. It’s not a bad idea to … Continue reading →

More Tips For Winterizing Your Home—Pipes and Gutters

So you’ve completed the winterization process on your home’s windows and doors, now it’s time to concentrate on the plumbing and roof. I don’t know where you live, but here in the Upper Midwest meteorologists are warning of an Artic blast that’s making its way down from Canada. They say by the end of the week our daytime highs won’t get out of the mid 20’s. For residents around here now’s the time to wrap the outside hose bibs. Resist the newspaper-and-duct-tape method (once water seeps through the newspaper your covering will be rendered useless, and that’s not saying anything … Continue reading →