8 fall maintenance tips for your home!
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With the warm weather and green trees and grass still hanging on, it’s hard to believe that the official start to fall is just a few days away. September 22nd marks the first day of the new season, and soon the leaves will be turning beautiful shades of yellow, red, and orange. Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures, there is a chill is in the morning air and one can’t help but be reminded that another winter season is just around the corner.
In preparation of the colder days (and weeks) ahead, we are sharing some fall maintenance tips for inside your home!
Home maintenance tips to protect your home this fall:
- Apply weather stripping to windows and doors and caulk as necessary.
- Have your heating system checked and serviced, and turn up the temperature as necessary.
- Have your wood stove and/or fireplace inspected to ensure they are in good working condition.
- Check your electrical outlets for potential fire hazards (frayed wires, overloaded outlets, etc.).
- Test your sump pump to ensure it is in good working condition.
- Change the direction of your ceiling fan(s) to distribute warm air from the ceiling.
- Test the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Check your fire extinguishers, and have them serviced as necessary.
The fall is also a great time to take care of some of that pesky housecleaning!
- Launder your drapes and curtains.
- Launder your bedspreads and comforters.
- Vacuum your mattresses and box springs.
- Wash your windows (or better yet, have someone come do it for you).
- Vacuum under beds and furniture.
- Clean behind your stove and fridge.
- Clean out your dryer vent.
- Clean your light fixtures and replace burnt out bulbs.
- Touch up interior paint as required (now is a good time while it’s not too cold to open up your windows).
Hopefully you have found these fall maintenance tips helpful. If you have any great tips that we didn’t mention here, we would love to hear from you!
Happy Fall!
Your Costen Insurance Team