Is your Red Hook home ready for winter? if not, winterize now

Is your Red Hook home ready for winter? if not, winterize now

It is the middle of October have you start winterizing your Red Hook home?
There are several reasons to properly prepare your home for winter

1. You want to save energy which will mean more money in your pocket
2. You want your home to be a safe place for your family
3. You want to be ready for an emergency.

How can you winterize your Red Hook home to save on energy cost?

1. Make sure to seal up cracks, apply caulk and weatherstripping where necessary.
2. Make sure your heating system has been maintained
3. Put your heating system on a timer, use a programmable thermostat
4. Some homeowners will even put up heavy drapery at this time of year
5. Some other winterizing tips that can save you money are, making sure your roof is in good condition as well as your gutters.
6. If you head south for the winter drain your plumbing system.

How  can you winterize your Red Hook home to make it safe?
Each year many winter death occurs because of fires and carbon monoxide poisoning ; the majority of these could have been avoided.

1. Make sure to have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors installed, not just in the living space but also near your heating system which is where the issue often first occurs.
2. Do you have a fire extinguisher? get one.  When shopping for one you will find out there are different types of extinguishers, for different types of fires.
3. Make sure if you use a generator or space heating these are in good working order, these items are sources of carbon monoxide poisoning and fire.
4. Are you using a wood stove or fireplace? make sure you have kept up will cleaning the chimney, another source of fire.

Winterizing your Red Hook home - Prepare for emergency
Face it emergencies will come up even with the best laid plans.
In Red Hook at some point in the winter you will probably lose electricity, so you will need to have emergency food,  can goods, cereals etc. Some of the other items you should have on hand are:  flashlights, candles, matches,  first aid kit, a crank radio, batteries and water.

I am sure you will think of other items but this will get you started in the right direction.

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