Fall Maintenance Checklist
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As the colorful beauty of fall sets in, it’s the ideal time to prepare your home for the Canadian winter. Our Fall Maintenance Checklist covers everything from furnace servicing to gutter cleaning, helping you protect your home from cold weather and avoid costly repairs. With a little upkeep, you can enjoy peace of mind and warmth all season long. Need help? Trusted professionals across Canada are just a call away!
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Here’s a list of things you should do this fall to prepare your home for winter:
Must-dos:
- Furnace servicing: change filter, humidifier panel
- Shut off outside taps
- Drain garden hoses
- Clean eavestroughs/gutters and downspouts to avoid flooding
- Check flashing along eavestroughs and the roof to ensure water cannot seep through
- Check carbon monoxide/smoke detector
- Roof repairs
- Fill holes on the exterior of the house to ensure critters cannot enter
- Make sure your winter supplies are ready and in good condition: shovels, ice scrapers, salt, fuel for snow blower
- Clean dryer vents
- Chimney cleaning
- Insulate exposed piping
- Rake the leaves
And if you have time, here is the full winter-prep checklist:
- Fall gardening: remove annuals, plant bulbs, split perennials
- Hire snow removal service
- Winterize the sprinkler system
- Duct cleaning (every two or three years)
- Test sump pump & backwater valve
- Weather stripping
- Fill cracks in driveways, walkways and on steps (they can be trip hazards that get worse when water gets inside and freezes)
- Add extra insulation to the attic
- Move sensitive plants indoors
- Cover your A/C
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