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THE SUSSEX REAITY 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 dreare, bleary drizzle.
With occasional wind-driven rain.
Winter's as hard on your home as if is on your disposition. So make things easier all ‘round—-especially when it comes time to pay those winter heating bills—
by making it litte 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 out of the cavestroughs, drains and gutters. @ Check weather-stripping around doors and windows. Repair or replace where necessary,

. ; . © Spread newspapers on concrete basement floors. Newspaper makes excellent

© Tum off outside water connections. - _ — en insulation and will absorb much of the dampness.

® Enopty garden hoses and bring them inside ant © Have your chimney and furnace cleaned: change

where they won't freeze. o_O ; your furnace filter and cheek your fireplace

; 4 P ‘ oe GD : damper for drafts.

Dig up all the dead plants and lowers in your Si, es ae Og ® Re-arrunge your furniture to make best use of

yard: plant daffodil or tulip bulbs in their place - : Pe! warm areas—- such as around the fireplace —

and think how cheerful your yard will look E Ce es : a ees and to avoid drafts
come spring! : . . ~

ke spring : tt ® Add a bright spotof color te every room. Flowers,

cushions or a colorful wall hanging: they all help

Install a bird feeder in the back ward. water's
to spring up" a room,

w tough time for birds too,

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

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