84 — Friday, November 22, 1991 — North Shore News

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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 iain.
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 —
ae by making 2 little extra effort now.
Follow the checklist given below. co 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 Jeaves and general debris out of the eavestroughs. drains and gutters. © Check weuther-stripping around doors and windows. Repair or replace where necessary.

. . ® Spread newspapers on concrete basement floors. Newspaper makes excellent

@ Tum off outside water connections. insulation and will absorb much of the dampness.
© Empty garden hoses and bring them inside —— —_— - ® Have your chimney and furnace cleaned; change
where they won't freeze. La aa — a aon . your furnace filter and check your fireplace

. . i s\ damper for drafis.

® Dig up all the dead plants and flowers in your “{B np an hioer shco mon a OnE ¢ ; © Re-arrange your furniture to make best use of

yard; plant daffodil or tulip bulbs in their place Ls a Ce ie * : warm areas—such as d th ace ——.
and think how cheerful your yard will look 7 : he ® . 7 : SHER as ha dt he fireplace —

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come spring! © Add a bright spot ef color to every room. Flowers,

@ Install a bird feeder in the back yard... winter's ah ns. fe ee Res cushions o7 a colorful wall hanging: they all help
a tough time for birds too. 1 z ? “gape to ‘spring up’ a room.

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