Is Your Home Prepared for Winter Weather

1/29/2021 (Permalink)

Be prepared for winter weather. Call SERVPRO of Greeley/Windsor if you experience storm damage.

Living in Colorado, you know how winter works. You can be prepared for winter by bundling up in warm clothes and boots. But is your home prepared to face the bitter cold and winter weather for the next 5-6 months?

Here are Some Tips to Prepare your Home for Winter Weather:

• Insulate walls and attics
• Install a door sweep
• Weather-strip doors and windows
• Clean out gutters
• Disconnect and drain outside hoses
• Ensure your furniture isn’t blocking your home’s heating vents
• Repair roof leaks
• Remove tree branches that could get weighed down with snow/ice and fall on your house
• If you have a fireplace, close the damper
• Set the temperature manually and leave it
• Seal furnace ducts
• Insulate hot water pipes and hot water heater
• Avoid ice dams by ventilating your attic and insulating the attic floor

It is that time of year where Colorado gets hit with winter storms and it is crucial to prepare your home for it. If you suffer storm damage to your home or property, SERVPRO of Greeley/Windsor can be there to take immediate action. Our professional technicians can help minimize secondary damages caused by severe storms.

Storm Damage? Call SERVPRO of Greeley/Windsor, 970-353-1388. Never an answering machine or system, our phones are answered by SERVPRO employees, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!