It’s Fall Y’all! Fall Maintenance Tips – Your Home’s Exterior

We will be passing on a series of tips to help you transition your home and yard to the fall season. We will cover the following in a series of blog posts:

  ~  Home Exterior  ~  Keeping Warm  ~  Doors and Windows  ~  

  ~  Gardens  ~  Lawn Care  ~  Attic Pest Control  ~  

~  Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors  ~

Home Exterior

• Regularly clean gutters and downspouts. Make sure all drainage areas are unblocked by leaves and debris. Consider installing gutter guards to make the job a lot easier.

• Use a screwdriver to probe the wood trim around windows, doors, railings and decks. Use caulk to fill the holes or completely replace the wood.

• Lower humidity and cooler (not yet cold) temperatures make fall a good time to paint the exterior of your home.

• Inspect your roof, or hire a licensed professional to examine your roof for wear and tear. If the shingles are curling, buckling or crackling, replace them. If you have a lot of damage, it’s time to replace the entire roof. Also, check the flashing around skylights, pipes and chimneys. If you have any leaks or gaps, heavy snow and ice will find its way in.

• To prevent exterior water pipes from bursting when the weather gets below freezing, turn off the valves to the exterior hose bibs. Run the water until the pipes are empty. Make sure all the water is drained from the pipes, if not; the water can freeze up and damage the pipes.