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The Big Chill: A Winterizing Checklist
SEATTLE (Zillow) — While September brings the first day of fall, October can be the harbinger of the winter and all of its frigid pitfalls. It’s best to be prepared for the frost and snow with a few simple tasks that will prevent drafts, frosty windows and every homeowner’s nightmare: busted pipes.
A good place to start before tackling problem areas in your home is a home energy audit. This will pinpoint specific places in your house where heat escapes. The U.S. Department of Energy has a do-it-yourself energy assessment, or you can hire someone to do the audit for you.
Ready for winter? Not until you’ve worked your way through the home-winterization checklist.
