Seasonal Safeguards For Your Home.

Most people "winterize"their homes in the fall and early winter. When leaves start dying out, it is easier to see if shrubs are too close to the house. The life of bricks and siding is much longer without roots and vines clinging to them.

You can also drain and wound up your hosepipe. It is unlikely you will water the garden any more, so the hose can be stored away. The water should be turned off at the exterior faucet and then just run off until it drains dry. Take the time to clean out your outdoor furniture and to put it away in a dry and safe place.

If you have planted any young trees, and this is their first winter, they might the extra protection of a layer of mulch.

All drainage ditches should be cleaned out in preparation for heavy rainfall.

Several other jobs come to mind in the fall, as it gets colder and we think of our fireplaces. Call in a chimney sweep early, as once a cold spell hits, everyone calls at the same time. Chords of wood have been scarce in some places this year, and hard to find even online. You might want to drive around to see if you can find a local farmer who doesn't advertise.

Since you will have more fires lit in your home, it is always a good idea to check the batteries of your smoke alarms.

If you leave your Christmas lights up all year, check the cords are still flexible and that the plugs do not warm up when they are switched on.

Start replacing the fly screens with storm windows if you use them. The weather stripping might be dry after the summer, and it might need to be replaced. We keep our windows closed more often in the winter, so ensure that your range hood filters are efficient.

In the event that your house has settled, you need to make sure the ground around it is still sloped away from it. The last thing you want is water constantly dripping into your basement or foundations! Wet rot would lead, over time, to dry rot, a home's natural enemy.

Check your home for dampness or water seeping anywhere. You can sometimes find leaks in the roof, in the pipes that drive the water down from the gutter, in the rendering around your house, and in plumbing features inside the home.

Some people go as far as covering their outside air-conditioning units to prevent drafts, and older outdoor pipes might also need to be covered to prevent freezing.

If the carpets missed a spring shampoo, make sure they get a fall one. Since we spend more time indoors in the winter, we are more exposed to dust.

And while you can still open your windows, it is a wonderful opportunity to get them clean.

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