80 - Friday, December 11, 1987 ~ North Shore News

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 js on your disposition. So make things eusier al] ‘round-—especially when it
by making a litile 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 arcand 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
insulation and will absorb much ef the dampness.

Empty garden hoses and bring them inside ~ © Have your chimney and furnace cleaned: change
where they won't freeze. / oS LS your furnace filter and check your fireplace
; ee ; damper for drafts.

Dig up al the dead plants ame overs in one Be ‘¢ ‘S : y © Re-arrange your furniture to make best use of
ae k how ‘he Sh tulip bulbs at In P ace | } al F warm ureds— such as around the fireplace-—
and think ow cheerful your yard will loo i ; Deng and to avoid drafts.
come spring! : 7

pring © Addab. . tspotof color to every room. Flowers,

Install a bird feeder in the back yard... winter's ; . a . cushions... colorful wall hanging: they all help
‘ = to ‘spring up’ a room.

a tough time for birds too.

comes time to pay those winter heating bills—

© Turn off outside water connections.

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