Protecting Your Home In the Middle of Winter
Just because winter has already hit doesn't mean that it's too late to start protecting your home against it. Your home is one of your biggest investments, and with this investment, it's also a big responsibility. At The MacGuire Team, we realize that winter can cause extensive damage when you aren't properly prepared, and after finding the perfect Colorado Springs real estate - we don't want anything to happen to it. Here are a few ways you can still protect your home, even in the middle of winter weather.
Protect Your Pipes
The pipes of your home are like the arteries in your body. They carry much-needed water from one side to the other, and though they go mostly unseen - if one bursts it can create a feeling of panic. In fact, even if your home is warm, your pipes can still freeze because it all depends on their location. With pipes in your attic, basement, or crawlspace, there are many places where it could get cold enough to freeze and cause major damage to your home. To protect your home, you can wrap pipes in insulation to stay warm in the cold areas of the home, and open cabinet doors to let warm air circulate around the pipes, and you can even turn your faucets on to a slow drip to keep the water flowing.
Avoid Ice Dams
Ice Dams are created when your roof is warm enough to melt the snow and ice, but the air is still cold enough to cause it to freeze at the edge of your roof. This can lead to leaks in your roof and damage to your ceilings and walls. You can help keep this from happening by keeping your attic colder so that it doesn't melt the snow and ice. Seal up holes around light fixtures and ceiling fans to help keep your heat from seeping up into the attic.
Protect the Outside of Your Home
Take some time to do some overall care and maintenance to the outside of your home. Make sure that your gutters are clear so that water, ice, and snow don't get backed up. Inspect your downspouts to make sure that they are directing water away from your home, and aren't clogged. You can look around for branches that could be brittle or broken around your home and take them down before they fall. You can also use weatherstripping or caulk to seal up doors and windows and keep cold air from getting in.
Keep Emergency Kits
To protect yourself against power outages, you can keep emergency kits in your home and your car. You will want to include items like flashlights, water bottles, blankets, extra batteries, a cell phone charger for your car in case you phone battery dies. The Red Cross suggests keeping enough food and water on hand for three days, a first aid kit, and enough medicine for seven days.
Caring For Your Home in Every Season
When you buy a home in Colorado Springs, weather could be one of the concerns in your mind - but with preparation, it won't be any issue at all. Winterizing your home can be a quick process and something that you can do relatively easily. If you're considering relocating to Colorado Springs, we would love to welcome you to our great state. You can visit our website to learn more about our real estate agents in Colorado Springs as well as more about the surrounding areas.
The pipes of your home are like the arteries in your body. They carry much-needed water from one side to the other, and though they go mostly unseen - if one bursts it can create a feeling of panic. In fact, even if your home is warm, your pipes can still freeze because it all depends on their location. With pipes in your attic, basement, or crawlspace, there are many places where it could get cold enough to freeze and cause major damage to your home. To protect your home, you can wrap pipes in insulation to stay warm in the cold areas of the home, and open cabinet doors to let warm air circulate around the pipes, and you can even turn your faucets on to a slow drip to keep the water flowing.
Avoid Ice Dams
Ice Dams are created when your roof is warm enough to melt the snow and ice, but the air is still cold enough to cause it to freeze at the edge of your roof. This can lead to leaks in your roof and damage to your ceilings and walls. You can help keep this from happening by keeping your attic colder so that it doesn't melt the snow and ice. Seal up holes around light fixtures and ceiling fans to help keep your heat from seeping up into the attic.
Protect the Outside of Your Home
Take some time to do some overall care and maintenance to the outside of your home. Make sure that your gutters are clear so that water, ice, and snow don't get backed up. Inspect your downspouts to make sure that they are directing water away from your home, and aren't clogged. You can look around for branches that could be brittle or broken around your home and take them down before they fall. You can also use weatherstripping or caulk to seal up doors and windows and keep cold air from getting in.
Keep Emergency Kits
To protect yourself against power outages, you can keep emergency kits in your home and your car. You will want to include items like flashlights, water bottles, blankets, extra batteries, a cell phone charger for your car in case you phone battery dies. The Red Cross suggests keeping enough food and water on hand for three days, a first aid kit, and enough medicine for seven days.
When you buy a home in Colorado Springs, weather could be one of the concerns in your mind - but with preparation, it won't be any issue at all. Winterizing your home can be a quick process and something that you can do relatively easily. If you're considering relocating to Colorado Springs, we would love to welcome you to our great state. You can visit our website to learn more about our real estate agents in Colorado Springs as well as more about the surrounding areas.
Mike MacGuire
Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent
The MacGuire Team
6760 Corporate Dr
Ste 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719-536-4324 or 719-660-6793
Mike@BuyWithMike.com
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