Tips to Winterizing your Home

As winter approaches, it’s important to ensure your home is ready to withstand freezing temperatures, snow, and ice. To help you prepare, the Eagle Trace Village Board of Directors has compiled the following tips from trusted home experts:

• Inspect your chimney
• Apply caulk and weather strips to windows and doors
• Schedule a furnace inspection
• Insulate any exposed pipes
• Add insulation to your attic
• Clean out your gutters
• Install and test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
• Shut off outdoor water valves and store your garden hose
• Allow indoor faucets to drip when temperatures drop below freezing
• Trim any overhanging tree branches
• Stock up on essential winter supplies

Remember, winterizing doesn’t stop with your own home—your neighbors, especially those who are most vulnerable, may need assistance as well. Be sure to check in on them.

Feel free to download, save, and print our winter preparation infographic. If you have any additional tips to share, we’d love to hear from you in the comments!