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THE SUSSEX REALTY HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE

Getting your home ready for winter

Button up and batten down: winter's blowin’ this way. And we all know we're in for five months (well, four months and three weeks) of dreary, bleary drizzle.
With occasional wind-driven rain.
Winter’s as hard on your home as it is on your disposition. So make things easier all ‘round— especially when it comes time to pay those winter heating bills —
by making a little extra effort now.
Follow the checklist given below, to make sure your home is well buttoned up for winter. And keep this list handy for next year: winter's sure to come around again.

OUTSIDE INSIDE

© Clean the dead leaves and general debris cut of the eavestroughs, drains and gutters. | @ Check weather-stripping around doors and windows. Repair or replace where necessary.
. , @ Spread newspapers on concrete basement floors. Newspaper makes excellent

® Turn off outside water connections. : insulation and will absorb much of the dampness.
® Have your chimney and furnace cleaned; change
your furnace filter and check your fireplace

. . . . ; damper for drafts.

® Dig up all the dead plants and flowers in your a: ; © Re-arrange your furniture to make best use of
yard; plant daffodil or tulip buibs in their place a ; : warm areas —such as around the fireplace—
and think how cheerful your yard will look : ; and to avoid drafts
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come spring: ; ; Per ® Add a bright spot of color to every room. Flowers,

® install a bird feeder in the back yard... winter's cushions or a colorful wall hanging: they all help
a tough time for birds too. to ‘spring up' a room.

© Empty garden hoses and bring them inside
where they won't freeze.

Whether you’re buying or selling, let Sussex Realty be your guide.

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