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Winterizing Your Home

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November 21, 2013 06:52 AM

Tis the season for homeowners to get their homes ready for winter. It's started in many parts of the country already but some don't know where to start.

Tips for winterizing a home are a good way to keep your readers engaged and continue to show your expertise. Include tips on things like:

Gutters
Heaters
Furnaces
Windows
Insulation
Air Ducts
Fire Alarms
Chimneys

Include information and service numbers for company's that can help homeowners with these tasks. A one-stop-shop blog post is priceless and will leave your readers indebted to you.

Try reaching out to your home inspector buddy to see if he/she has any advice on this subject. Picking up the phone or writing a quick email can get you alot further than doing the research all on your own.

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David Opoka

Gilbert, AZ

Living in the Phoenix area we do not need to do this but I came from Oregon where we did so I know all about it.

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Nov 25, 2013 10:43 PM

Joanna Cohlan

Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY

Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Living in Westchester County, the New York metro area, we are generally in tune with these steps. However, we are having an unusually cold spell and we've already had frozen pipes. So, we realize how important it is to insulate them because of the zero degree temps!

Jan 04, 2014 11:09 PM

Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I have been on the morning TV news shows about this. It is as important as spring cleaning.

Jan 04, 2014 11:32 PM

Trent Dalrymple (248) 854-0625

Home State Bank - Bloomfield Hills, MI

Allowing Mortgage Professionals to Lend Nationwide

Good advice. We're about to be dumped on with about 10 inches of snow and sub-zero temperatures, I'll bet you most of our clients and investors would really appreciate this info, I think I'll take your advice.

Jan 05, 2014 03:19 AM

Herb Baldwin

Howard Hanna RealCom - Mount Gilead, OH

Morrow County's Home Seller!

Here in Ohio our winters are typically 40 deg down to about 5 deg or so, but this week it's going to be well below zero for a few days. In that case, it's a good idea to open the cupboard doors under sinks (if they are on an outside wall) so the faucet pipes don't freeze. Let the warmth of the house work to your advantage. Oh and by the way, if they DO freeze, ... DO NOT use a torch to thaw ... a hair dryer will often do the trick and it's much safter too!

Jan 05, 2014 05:05 AM

Anonymous

Sandra Sims - REVA

Posting this out due to here in NC we are having some really COLD temps and I feel that these tips will help. I already knew to open the cupboard doors under the sinks if on an outside wall so the pipes do not freeze! And it works! Good Luck to All and stay warm!

Jan 06, 2014 05:33 AM

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Valerie McEvoy

Preferred Referrals LLC - Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma Real Estate and Homes

How appropriate a topic to share with anyone in Oklahoma this time of year. The 'Polar Vortex' is making this a great time to urge clients to take action now!

Jan 06, 2014 11:45 AM

Janis Borgueta

Newburgh, NY

Retired RE Salesperson

It has been a subject in the past and for many it is a bit too late to do some things to "get ready" but there are still some tips that help even during the frozen days.

Jan 08, 2014 09:53 PM

Lottie Kendall

Compass - San Francisco, CA

Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

I'm afraid I'll be writing posts about drought and water conserving measures before long.

Jan 08, 2014 10:14 PM

Elizabeth Y. Foulds

Long & Foster Real Estate - Saint Michaels, MD

Your St Michaels Realtor

Great tips and very appropriate during this unusual cold spell for some areas not used to these low temperatures. I have been busy checking homes. Last week, a client who has a heat pump had his temp set at 44 deg cool and it was like an ice-box. I change it to 65 heat before the snow came. He thought that was too high and asked me to put it at 44 heat! I put it down a few degrees and advised him that he needed to make another judgement and fortunately he agreed with me after listening to the news! A few more dollars for elecctricity is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Jan 08, 2014 10:29 PM

Steffy Hristova

HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ

Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Thanks for posting those blog ideas. I haven't thought about asking the home inspector for maintenance tips, but I realize it's a great idea. Home inspectors are quite knowledgeable in that area.

Jan 08, 2014 10:39 PM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Good thoughts. I'll do one on ice damming.

Jan 08, 2014 11:54 PM

Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®

Carmel by the Sea, CA

Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

There can still be warnings on how prevent winter problems to occur.

Jan 09, 2014 01:12 AM

Maria Gilda Racelis

Home Buyers Realty, LLC-Manchester, Bolton. Vernon,Ellington - Manchester, CT

Home Ownership is w/in Reach. We Make it Happen!

Good list to keep and share with the clients especially first-time home buyers.

Jan 09, 2014 02:21 AM

Karen Crowson

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Rancho Bernardo, CA

Your Agent for Change

We haven't had ANY rain yet! but reminder to have my husband check the gutters....just in case!

Jan 09, 2014 03:48 AM

Marte Cliff

Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID

Your real estate writer

It's too late to get started here... snow and freezing temperatures have arrived. In fact, if I don't put on my coat and boots and shovel a bit, the snow falling off the roof is going to be on my sliding door... ugh.

Jan 09, 2014 04:35 AM

Gene Riemenschneider

Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA

Turning Houses into Homes

It must have been in the high 40's this morning, but now I am in shirt sleeves. Not sure how much more of this cold I can take. We may even dip back into the mid 30's sometime this month. Yes we have winterized by closing the doors and putting on warm Jammies at home and coats out side.

To enjoy California Winterizing move to Brentwood CA. Give me a call.

Jan 09, 2014 05:39 AM

Cheryl Dukes . . . . . Intown Atlanta

Guaranteed Offer for your Home - eXp realty - Atlanta, GA

Want to move to a place where you can experience all the seasons? Atlanta offers them all -- in one week! -- 6 below freezing on Tuesday, rain on Thursday, warm and sunny on Saturday. I'm trying to think of the right words to help everyone prepare for that. How about get your home winterized, and then quick before too much time goees by -- get it summerized? Is summerized a word?

Jan 09, 2014 07:44 AM

Dagny Eason

Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT

Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Great list to always keep on hand..

Jan 09, 2014 12:04 PM

Christine Faye Goolsby, PA

Keller Williams Realty of Port St Lucie - Saint Lucie West, FL

As a fourth generation Floridian, I know Florida

@ Cheryl Dukes...yes the weather this season has been odd. I am a fourth generation Floridian so I have never lived in the snow. I do remember when it snowed in Okeechobee in 1973. I was ten and it was so exciting for my sister and I. For years we kept snowballs (ice) in the freezer.

Very good ideas for winterizing your home.

Jan 16, 2014 07:52 AM

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