How to Prepare the Inside of Your Home for Winter

Today’s topic is preparing your home for the winter, the indoors
edition. This is part one of a two part series, and we’ll cover the
outside of your home on the next video. It may not feel like winter
now, but it will be here before you know it. To make sure you are
prepared for the weather and all that it brings with it, we want to
give you some tips today for getting the inside of your home all
ready for winter. Right now is a great time to go through and
thoroughly clean the interior of your home. We’re talking sweeping,
vacuuming, dusting, and even hiring a carpet cleaning service to
steam clean or shampoo your floor. **We recommend mopping and
sweeping those hardwood, tile, or linoleum floors as well. ** “Pay
special attention to the bathrooms and kitchen.” One area of your
home you should pay special attention to is the bathrooms and the
kitchen. Deep clean the countertops to refresh them for the season
and get rid of those lingering cold germs. Now is also a great time
to perform preventative maintenance on your heating system. It’s
not a bad idea to have a service contract with a company to check
your heater a few times a year, which will help prolong its life.
Finally, make sure you check those smoke and carbon monoxide
detectors and replace their batteries. **Also, check and purge your
closets, cabinets, and garage of any unnecessary items and donate
them to charity. ** If you have any questions for us about
winterizing your home, give us a call or send us an email. We’ll be
back with part two next time, and we look forward to hearing from
you soon!