The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Prepare your home before heavy snow and winter outages strike. From preventing frozen pipes and ice dams to protecting trees, managing water damage, and building an emergency kit, these practical steps can help keep your family safe and your home protected all season long.
October home winterization gives snowbirds time to protect plumbing, heating equipment, and security systems before freezing weather arrives. This checklist covers thermostat settings, water shutoffs, remote alerts, property checks, and other safeguards for a vacant home.
Snowbird utilities need more than a quick shutoff before heading south—they require a smart winter plan to keep a vacant home safe, dry, and running smoothly. With the right setup, senior homeowners can lower costs while protecting against frozen pipes, outages, and costly surprises.
Essential Concepts: Set most homes to 68 to 70°F by day, lower to about 60 to 63°F at night or when away, and keep at least 55°F during freezing weather to protect pipes. Aim for 30 to 50 percent indoor humidity, then adjust for older, drafty, or health-sensitive households and for rooms with different heat needs.
Get your home winter-ready with a few simple plumbing steps that can help prevent frozen pipes, leaks, and costly damage. From insulating exposed pipes to testing sump pumps and draining outdoor hoses, these easy fall tasks can save you stress and money all season long.
