Tips for Winterizing your house this winter!

11/8/2019 (Permalink)

COLE WEATHER CAN HAVE A HUGH IMPACT ON BUSINESS AND HOMES THAT AREN'T PREPARED.  Heavy precipitation, freezing temperatures and damaging winds can all have a negative impact on your property.  To help avail costly and time-consuming damages due to the weather, consider the following tips while winterizing your property

* keep cabinet doors open during cold spells.  this allows warm air to circulate around pipes

* Keep a slow trickle of water flowing through faucets, especially if the pipes for faucets run through unheated or un insulated areas of the home or business

*  Consider shutting off outdoor faucets.  Find the shut off valve in the basement or crawl space and turn it to Off.

*  If you follow the previous step, then open the outdoor faucet to help ensure it drains completely and the inner valve is shut off