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The telltale signs are all there. Maybe it's football season, the changing color of the ees right outside your door, or the crisp morning air that's suddenly taken on a chill. Yes, there's no denying it, fall is here and winter is quickly following behind. N o matter where you live in the country, the colder months are synonymous with the indoor months. Your home becomes your refuge as well as your yourself, you may not realize your Now's the perfect opportunity to entirely to winter. sanctuary. But as you prepare for the cold home needs some preparation as well. begin those projects before fall gives way Below are ve DIY projects you can expense and experience needed, each cozier for you and your family. tackle in a single Saturday with minimal of which will make the upcoming seasons * Winterize your AC/water lines. Your are mainstays all summer, but as them for the year. Start by draining remove excess water. Next, be sure all and your AC system is turned off - if air conditioner and your outdoor faucets cooler temperatures set in, it's time to retire your hoses and air conditioner pipes to exterior water faucets are tightly sealed your unit has such a switch. * Seal up those hidden gaps and your windows or doors are easy to go your monthly energy bills. Don't let openings. Seal them by applying Insulating Foam Sealant. These small opening in your windows or efcient and prevent those costly air cracks. Small cracks along the borders of unnoticed, but you'll feel their presence on warm air escape your home through these GREAT STUFF(TM) Window & Door easy-to-use foam sealants can tackle any doors to help keep your home energy leaks. * Keep your furnace and its furnace lter regularly (cleaning furnace) keeps your furnace running quality. However, it's also one of the missing this task, set a date you'll and follow it rigidly. In addition, be of clutter so you don't accidentally surrounding area clean. Changing your schedule dependent on your type of efciently and protects your home's air most easily forgotten chores. To avoid remember - such as the rst of the month - sure the area around your furnace is clear create a potential re hazard. * Block out unwanted guests. We're not talking about your in-laws here. As temperatures drop, the warmth of your home becomes even more appealing for unwanted pests. Use GREAT STUFF(TM) Pestblock Insulating Foam Sealant to seal the areas around bathroom plumbing and any outdoor openings that pests may use to enter your home. * Insulate your pipes. If you live in a part of the country where your pipes are in danger of freezing during winter, insulating them can protect against pipe rupture. Wrap exterior pipes in a versatile, moisture-resistant, high- compressive foam to ward against pipe freezing and ensure your pipes come into spring in the same shape you left them in the fall. Our homes are only growing increasingly vulnerable with the changing of the seasons. So, what are you waiting for? Tackling any of these projects will have a dramatic effect on your home's cold weather preparedness - and the energy bill savings will be great on your wallet, too. https://www.facebook.com/glamaourEra/