The cold has arrived and with it can come damage and wasted energy. But some simple and low cost maintenance and weatherproofing tasks can save you money on your energy bill and keep the damaging weather where it belongs…outside your home!
Many homeowners think that winterizing their home will be prohibitively expensive and labor intensive. The good news is that neither needs to be the case. While the checklist of points you should cover each season can seem daunting, most of what needs to be done can be achieved for a few hundred dollars or less, depending on your home and how often it has been maintained.
Some Of The Items To Get Your List Started
- Gaps around exterior doors
- Improving window insulating using easy and low cost kits
- Weather-stripping
- Heat and air conditioning filter replacement
- Front and back door threshold sweep strips