Fall is in the air, which makes now a great time to prepare your home for cold winter weather.
Today I’m coming to you from the Old Alameda Bridge during Balloon Fiesta. It’s a spectacular morning but it is starting to feel a bit like fall, so I want to share a few tips for preparing your home for the coming season.
As it gets cooler, you’ll start to use your heater more often, so make sure that you change out the filters. That way, your heater will run at optimal efficiency. If you need any recommendations for heating and cooling companies, we can certainly point you in the right direction.
Fall is the perfect time to button up your house. Seal any cracks to save on heating bills and keep the vermin out. This is the perfect time of year for mice to try to get into your home, so don’t let them!
If you have an evaporative cooler, now is the time to shut it down. Drain it and make sure that the hose is completely drained so that it doesn’t get damaged during the winter.
Seal any cracks in your home to keep those mice out!
We have a lot of flat roofs in the area and most people tend to overlook their canales. Get rid of leaves and other debris that can clog up the canale — otherwise, you may run into some roof leaks this winter.
Finally, fall is a great time to change out the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. That way, you won’t wake up in the middle of the night to that annoying beeping sound when the battery dies.
In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful weather and maybe take a trip out to the Alameda Bridge. If you have any questions about winterizing your home or need any other vendors to help you this fall, give us a call or send us an email. We would be happy to help you!
