Fall maintenance tips for homeowners:

 

§  Check your home for water leaks.

§  Have a heating professional check your heating system every year.

§  Protect your home from frozen pipes.

§  Test your emergency generator.

§  Have a certified chimney sweep inspect and clean the flues and check your fireplace damper.

§  Remove any birds’ nests from chimney flues and outdoor electrical fixtures.

§  Clean off the covers and change the batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors/alarms.

§  Blow out your lawn irrigation system.

§  Make sure that the caulking or weather-stripping around the windows and doors is adequate in order to keep down your heating and cooling costs.

§  Make sure that the caulking around your bathroom fixtures is adequate to prevent water from seeping into the sub-flooring.

§  Run all gas-powered lawn equipment until the fuel is gone.