Last night I was getting ready for bed and have a severe freeze warning pop across my phone screen. Winter prep has begun, my friends! Have you begun getting your home ready for the cooler weather ahead? What type of winterization prep do you typically do in your home?
If it’s been a while, or if you were a new homeowner you may be wondering where to start. Here are 5 tips for getting your house ready for Winter that you can start now to beat the cold.
- Buy better curtains. Did you know that you can buy insulated curtains that are built to keep it warmer in your house so that you are not fighting the cold air that comes in from around your windows? I always use these in the winter!
- Wrap your outside pipes. I recently bought faucet covers for like a dollar on clearance at Walmart. With these, I will be insulating and covering my outdoor faucets so that I don’t have to worry about when it freezes. It’s nice to do this now instead of remembering I at 11 o’clock some night that be better wrap your pipes before they break.
- Remove window unit air conditioners. I know that they are easy to forget about, but now is the time to remove those window unit air conditioners they get put in for the hot summer days. These units let a lot of cold air into your house.
- Dress warmer. Yeah I know this really doesn’t have much to do with your house itself, but if you make it a habit to wear warmer clothes around your house you won’t have to keep the heat turned u as high to keep it warm.
- Have a energy audit done. Call your power company and find out how long it would take them to schedule and energy audit at your house. These audits help find cold air leaks and other issues that might causing your high heat bill.
