Five Tips To Make Your Home Winter Ready

Winters have started to set in North India. Now is the time to spruce up your home in India for the season.
To ensure your home in winters is warm, here's a PropGuide's checklist for things you should do before the winter sets in:

Service heaters & clean the fireplace

Always get your heaters serviced before you put them to use after months. If you have a fireplace in your home, it will need a good scrubbing and stock of wood.

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Jam out the windows

Make sure that your doors and windows do not have any cervices or in-lets through which winter winds can enter your home. Caulk all the windows and doors, and repair them if necessary. Repainting windows can also help seal small gaps and also refresh the look of the rooms.

Add bright colours

Winter days can be dull and grey. Beat these moods with bright drapes and furnishings. You can choose furnishings with geometric prints or other fun designs, in bright colours. You can also use warm rugs and carpets in multiple colours to beautify your home and also make the rooms cozy.

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Keep out the winter pests

Winter brings with it, different kinds of critters such as bed bugs, house flies, moths, spiders, and other creepy creatures. Your summer pest control might just take care of ants and cockroaches, so make sure you get your home sprayed for winter pests, which can not only spoil the season but have every chance of becoming permanent residents, if not properly handled. It is very tough to debug your home during winter with very less sunlight, and, hence, is wiser to prevent them beforehand.

Clean out your pipes/gutters

The fall season is troublesome due to its constant shedding and that might have blocked your gutters. In order to avoid flooding during storms or hail, ensure you clean them all before winter sets in. Pipes, too, should be cleaned and checked for any leaks.