home maintenance: 7 Things To Do For Your Home In January
- 01/11/15 02:23 AM
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday season! Lots of cold weather and rain or snow will be the norm this month, so all but one of the items on our home maintenance To-Do list takes place indoors: 1. Check your roof along the eaves for icicles and debris blocking proper drainage. If the water isn’t draining, it can lead to ice dams that force water under your shingles and into your attic. To see a video showing how to remove ice dams, click here. And make sure your downspouts are clear and drain away from your foundation. If ice (2 comments)
home maintenance: 9 Important Things To Do For Your Home In October
- 10/04/14 05:38 AM
It’s starting to get chilly at night now, but still gorgeous during the day - I love October! Here are some home maintenance chores you should do now: 1. Drain and store hoses for the winter, along with any sprinklers or other irrigation equipment you have. 2. Blow out and drain automatic sprinklers and turn off electric timers. 3. Put out the Halloween decorations. Here are some great decorating ideas! 4. Clean out the vegetable and flower gardens and get them ready for winter. 5. Close crawlspace vents. 6. Disconnect and winterize swamp coolers and remove and store window air conditioning (3 comments)
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