Are the trees budding or the leaves changing colors?

• Clean the gutters
• Check the insulation
• Check the window sashes and window seals
• Insulate the attic and crawl spaces
• Professionally clean heating ducts
• Inspect oil heaters or boilers
• Run your humidifier
• Clean fireplace chimneys
• Lubricate locks
• Consider changing to heavy drapery, which keeps the heat in and cold out.
• Identify areas where more lighting is needed in the dark of winter
• Check for condensation on windows, and consider increasing ventilation if present

When the snow falls…

• Regularly remove snow from the roof of your house and open porches.
• A generator could generate some heat and light if the power goes out.

Do you know your plumbing?

• Know where the water shut-off valve is.
• Wrap exposed pipes and add heat trace wire to pipes exposed to extreme conditions
• To avoid freezing pipes, turn your faucet to a trickle, especially during the night.