Cold Weather Tips For Your Grand Strand Home

12/19/2019 (Permalink)

Checking now so you are prepared later!

Although we do not stay cold very long here on the Grand Strand, cold weather does happen here so it is always best to be prepared!

Here are a few tips (from the good people over at Liberty Mutual) to make sure your Grand Strand home is ready when the cold weather comes:

1. Protect Your Pipes: If the water inside your pipes freezes, it will expand, as well, which can cause your pipes to crack and burst.

2. Check the Heat: Check your furnace or HVAC by turning on the heat and the blower to be sure they're operating as they should, do this BEFORE it gets too cold.

3. Inspect the Fireplace and Chimney: A professional chimney sweep can clean out soot and other debris that could catch fire, do this especially if it has been a while since you last used it.

4. Seal Windows and Doors: Caulk around windows and install weather stripping around doors as needed. This should be checked every year like clockwork.

Doing these 4 simple tasks will have you way ahead of the game if and when cold weather does strike the Grand Strand this winter!