September is here, and temperatures are dropping… and that means it’s time to start prepping your home for the winter.
Fortunately, you can do most—if not all—of the work yourself.
How to Winterize Your Home
The idea of winterizing is to protect your home, keep you and your family safe (and warm), and to preserve your investment, so it makes sense to carve a few hours out of your day to ensure that everything is in great shape for Colorado’s coldest months.
So what should you do?
First, get rid of dead tree limbs. Falling limbs can harm your roof, siding, gutters, decks, and nearly any other part of your home’s exterior. If the limb is big enough, it can harm the interior, as well. Cut limbs that hang over your home, and make sure that there’s enough of a “buffer zone” around branches; if you have a tree that’s dead or dying, now is the time to remove it.
Check your plumbing, too. Cycles of freezing and thawing can cause your pipes to burst, so shut off the water supply to outdoor spigots and sprinkler systems. If you need to, call out a contractor who can remove condensed water and excess moisture with compressed air, which is common in many irrigation systems.
Seal all the leaks you can find, and if you can’t find them but know (or suspect) that they’re there, hire a professional contractor to do it. Gaps often occur around chimneys, windows and doors, but they can occur at joints, in roofs, and around the foundation.
Are You Selling a Home in Aspen?
If you’re selling a home in Aspen, Carbondale, Basalt, Snowmass or Woody Creek, you need to work with a professional who can market it to all the right people.
Call us at 970-429-8275 or contact REMAX Signature to find out why we’re the right agency for you. We’d love to sell your home quickly–and at the right price.
While you’re here, you can also:
- Get up-to-date market updates
- Learn more about the home-selling process
- Find out how we market our clients’ homes
- Discover the right–and the wrong–ways to stage your home when it’s for sale