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Keeping Your Home Warm as the Days Turn Cold – The Power of Winterization for Homes

You can’t help but notice how nature prepares her world for the coming cold winter months. Geese and many bird species migrate southwards; squirrels and chipmunks gather nuts and acorns for their pantries; outdoor dogs and cats grow more fur in anticipation of the colder days and nights ahead. Even the trees seem to “know” what is coming and shed their leaves so that the animals below can use those leaves for building and insulation materials.

It’s really not that different for humans and their domiciles either – or at least it shouldn’t be different. Just as the warm spring and summer months find us home-dwellers opening our windows and setting-out patio furniture and dusting-off grills and planting flower seeds, so these cooling autumnal days should find us preparing our homes for the cold, chilly and blustery days of Winter 2013 ahead.

Here are a few common-sense tips for getting your home winterized and ready for the snow and ice that’s guaranteed to come roaring-in sooner or later this year in Indiana.

• Make sure your outdoor spigots are turned-off tightly, and drain those water lines that lead outside if you can to reduce the chance of those lines freezing and rupturing this winter.
• Clean those house gutters after your trees’ leaves have fallen, in order for melting ice and snow to have no obstructions as that water makes its’ way to the sewer lines during thawing times. Our GutterMonster gutter protection system can help in THAT department tremendously.
• Buy affordable plastic insulation sheets to use on the interior of all your home windows – the kind that seal themselves with the help of your portable hair dryer. These are an inexpensive and highly effective insulating strategy to keep warm air in and cold air out this winter.
• Speaking of insulation – Atticat® attic insulation from Owens Corning is a fantastic way to truly “batten down the hatches” and prevent unnecessary thermal energy loss at the very top of your home. Since heat naturally rises, keeping your attic well-insulated is one of the top ways to save money and energy!
• Lastly, make sure all your windows are latched and locked before the first snow visits Indiana. The powerful winds that come roaring across the prairies of the Midwest will have no way into your home if those windows are sealed and locked tightly.

Most of us are not big fans of the winter months, but living in denial of their impending visit won’t help anybody save money or conserve energy. Think ahead and live smart this autumn and winter will come and go before you know it. Enjoy each day you live – including these beautiful autumn days before the snows start to fall!