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A Check List for Preparing Your Home For Winter in Delaware County PA

Reblogger Dee Toohey
Real Estate Agent with Innovative Realty Solutions Group BK3158345

This is a terrific check list for preparing your home for the Winter season anywhere, not just in Delaware County, Pennsylvania!

It's easier to prepare for the bad weather before it comes than at the last minute. Planning is critical. Don't forget to gather insurance papers and to photograph the contents in the home! An updated inventory list is very helpful if you have a major insurance loss. Back up electronics, too. Don't forget to store back ups and inventory lists elsewhere in case of catastrophic loss.

Don't forget to care for your pets, elderly, handicapped friends and family, too!

Original content by Gloria Todor RS284559

PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR WINTER IN DELAWARE COUNTY PA

A Check List for Home Owners in Delaware County, PA

Fall is here and winter is on its way. Winters in South Eastern Pennsylvania can be quite cold with freezing temperatures and snow storms, Nor'esters usually, that can bring the area to a halt.  As homeowners, we found that a checklist can be a helpful reminder of things that need to be done before the freeze of winter sets in.

Here is a checklist that may be of help to you as the colder weather approaches.  
Please customize the list to your specific needs. 

FALL/WINTER CHECK LIST

Delco Winter 2010__Put summer furniture away

__Plant bulbs before the ground freezes

__Caulk cracks and holes on outside of house

__Clean gutters

__Empty garden hoses/put away

__Shut off outside water supply

__Mulch plants as needed

__Chimney inspection

__Furnace inspection

__Change filter in heater

__Install programmable thermostat

__Set program on thermostat so heater is active when someone is home

__Check supply of candles and batteries for power outages

__Change oil in cars/trucks to winter gauge oil

__Check tire pressure on vehicles

__Put antifreeze in vehicles

__Check batteries

__Check and replace wiper blades if need be

__Have supply of window washer fluid in all vehicles

__Find window scrappers and put in an easy to reach place in vehicles

__Make sure snow blower works

__Find rock salt and shovels/put in convenient places by doors

__Change storm windows or add heavy curtains or place plastic over windows

__Bring out the lap blankets and woollies

__Air out clothes kept in mothballs

__Buy hot chocolate

__Update Netflix’s list

__Winterize the dog house – see if the roof leaks – add a wool blanket - or keep dog inside for winter!

__Stock up on birdseed

__HAVE A GREAT FALL AND WINTER!!

Gloria

Gloria Todor and Doug Durren, Realtors®, SFR®

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George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dee Toohey good list.  This past weekend was spent getting my house ready for the cold weather that is quickly approaching.

Nov 10, 2025 01:56 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Dee and thank you for sharing your list with us here in the Rain.  Hope you have a start to a new week.

Nov 10, 2025 03:50 PM
Gloria Todor
Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA
& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Thanks Dee for the re-blog.  Have a good rest of this season and a good winter.

Nov 11, 2025 07:48 AM