Home Tasks
- Check heating system including filters, pilot lights, and burners, and have the system serviced by a qualified professional.
- Clean and vacuum dust from vents, baseboard heaters and cold-air returns.
- Remove window air-conditioning units and store them. If they are not removable, cover them with plastic to protect them over the winter.
- Tour the outside of your house to make sure that soils around the foundation are properly graded. Soil should slope four to six inches for a distance of three feet out from the foundation walls.
- Watch for year-end close-out sales on lawn and garden equipment.
- Inspect storm windows for any signs of deterioration and make necessary repairs.
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