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Preparing for winter
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We are from
South
Africa
and recently purchased a small older
home with acreage outside Kaslo. Winter is approaching and we are sure there
are things that should be done but not sure what they are. Can you give us a
list of items we should attend to before the cold weather arrives?
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This list won’t be tailored to your home but some of these
maintenance tips for winterizing your home and belongings should be helpful.
I’ll put them in a list for your fridge door.
1. Drain
your outside hosebibs (if they’re not a frost free type) & put hoses away.
2. Drain
all water in your lawn irrigation system
3. Clean
all the autumn leaves off your roof and out of your gutters.
4. Caulk
all the flashings around your chimney(s) & plumbing vents.
5. Re-secure
and caulk the seams of your gutters.
6. Cover any outside storage (like bicycles) with
tarps.
7. Re-enforce
the roofs of any portable metal storage sheds or temporary structures.
8. Re-install
storm windows & install weather-stripping on exterior doors.
9. Close
& insulate your crawlspace vents.
10. Get your
furnace serviced & clean the filter.
11. Clean any
chimneys that serve wood stoves & fireplaces.
12. Plug your
heat tape in if you have exposed water lines & make sure it’s working.
13. Put a new
bulb in the well casing if you keep it warm this way.
14. Winterize any gas engines that won’t be in
service until spring.
15. Put
antifreeze in you car radiator.
16. Disconnect
battery terminals from unused engines.
17. Rake up the
leaves on your lawn(s) or they will turn to mush in the spring.
18. Dig up and
store bulb flower plants (check with your local garden store for varieties).
19. Harvest the
garden / turn the compost / mulch the garden beds / put away garden tools
20. Tie up any
ornamental shrubs & bushes that could be damaged by snow.
21. Bring in
the firewood.
22. Put away
summer clothes and get ready all the winter sports gear.
23. Purchase or
bring out of storage your big winter snow shovel(s)
24. Drain all
the sewer / water fluids in your camper or RV.
Welcome to
Canada
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I never realized until now what you don’t have to do in a climate with no
winter. But that’s what makes us all Canucks and keeps the “faint of heart”
amazed and at a distance. I’m sure there are other things folks could add to
this list. So put another log on the fire and get set to enjoy the slowest,
coziest and best season of the year.
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Good Question!
This article was written by Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson, British Columbia. It originally appeared in The Nelson Express.
Lynch Building Inspection Service offers residential, commercial, institutional building and construction inspection.
Our territory encompasses the Kootenay/ Boundary Region of BC, and includes Ainsworth, Balfour, Burton, Castlegar, Creston, Christina Lake, Fauquier, Fruitvale, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Montrose, Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver, Procter, Rossland, Slocan Park, Salmo, Slocan, Kaslo, Silverton, South Slocan, Trail, Warfield, Winlaw, Wynndel, and Ymir.
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