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Home Fall Maintenance TipsExterior
Preventive Maintenance Tips
Before the Cold Season
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Climbing the ladder and walking the roof is dangerous.
You must be 100% comfortable with it!
Get a professional help if necessary!
Remember - Safety First!
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Check house roof surface for any damage and perform repairs if
necessary
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Inspect flashing around roof
penetrations, seal the gaps
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
• Check chimney walls for
deterioration
• Seal its top around the flue
• Install a rain cap if missing
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Seal chimney crown to prevent water penetration and expansion of
cracks
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Install protective screen / wire
mash around the chimney cap
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Chimney screens prevent birds
from falling into the flue during
the cold season
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Secure and clean gutters and
clogged downspouts
before the cold season
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Seal leaking seams on
gutters
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
• Check soffit, fascia, and house trim for moisture
damage
• Fix damaged sections, scrape, caulk, and repaint
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Check and seal all penetrations
around the windows, doors,
pipes, vents, etc. for gaps &
cracks
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Clean clothes dryer vent, and
its vent pipe
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Clothes dryer vent needs to be
cleaned more often than just
during your exterior fall
maintenance routine
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Make sure that clothes dryer
vent covers have no screens of
any kind / damper or
louvers only
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Make sure that the vent covers have not been
installed up side down
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Replace damaged vent
covers and make sure that
dampers are operating
freely
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Fix siding panels, seal gaps/cracks in stucco, Dryvit, brick, and stone
walls
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Neglecting Dryvit finishes
maintenance can be devastating
and include mold contamination of
the house structure
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Check weather stripping around
exterior doors and adjust
thresholds to prevent air drafts
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Remove, drain, and store garden
hoses, drain exterior water
faucets
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
As an additional protection, you
can install removable
Styrofoam cover over the faucet
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Before the cold season remove
sump pump discharge pipe
extensions resting on the
ground to prevent freezing
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Check exterior electrical outlets
for GFCI protection and weatherproof
cover presence
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Check and seal if necessary
cracked sidewalks and driveways to prevent or at
least slow down further
displacement
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Asphalt driveways require
periodical application of sealer to slow
down their surface
deterioration
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Winterize sprinkler system. Draining it is not enough; you’ll
need a compressor to
blow out remaining water
from lines
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Keep leaves out of the drainage
channels around the property:
basement window wells,
basement exterior entrance,
etc.
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
Seal or remove (and seal the
openings) window or wall air conditioning
units to minimize air drafts
Home Fall Maintenance Tips - Exterior
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