The Fall Season and Home Maintenance

The fall season is an important time of year for your home. It's that transition from the warm summer months to the cold winter months. Just like you would prepare your own wardrobe and habits for the winter, you need to also prepare your home for the winter months.

A stark reminder of what's to come!

Aside from the obvious "to do" items like making sure all the windows are closed and exterior water taps drained and shut off, there is actually an extensive list of  items that will really prepare you for the winter. Some of these items might not be so obvious but will help save on energy, prolong the life of your home and even make the transition into spring a lot easier.

Here is a list of some of our favorite home maintenance fall tips:

1. Winterize Your Landscape: You work so hard all summer long caring for your shrubs, trees and other plants in your yard. Winter should not be a reason to stop you as well! Many plants are sensitive to weather and the weight of the snow so it's important to properly care of these.
2. Put Up Holiday Decorations: The timing of this task could be critical. Leave it until the last minute and you might be putting up lights in cold weather with a snowy roof and icy conditions.
3. Fall Leaves Cleanup: Sounds like a simple task but at HomeReminders, we provide you with a few options to really benefit from those falling leaves on your lawn and give you a few different ways to make this task enjoyable
4. Fertilize Your Lawn: Winter can be extremely harsh on your lawn. One final round of fertilizer late in the fall is a great way to provide some nutrients for the winter months and allow your lawn to flourish come spring time.
5. Prepare Your Roof Heating Coil: Ice dams are one of the leading causes of roof damage and water damage during the winter months. Investing in a heating coil for your roof is a great and affordable way to help prevent this from happening.

The above is just a small description of what we offer to our customers. As a subscribed customer, you get not only a thorough description of the notification but also a list of recommended steps needed to achieve the task or some instructions on how to find a professional that could help you take care of the maintenance item.

Every home owner should have a checklist of what needs to be done as every home is different depending on size, location and the type of environment its in (by the water, tree coverage, exposure to wind etc...). This is actually how HomeReminders came about! We had lists and lists of "To do's" and thought this would be a great service to provide to customers and automate on a timely manner.
At HomeReminders, we take the stress out of our customers and make this process easy to manage by providing them with a series of important "to do" items leading up to the winter so that not everything has to be done all at once. We've mastered an efficient process of when to do certain items so that you are ready for the winter months without the headaches and worries of getting there or feeling as you forgot to do something!


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