It’s already September and the start of a new season – all too soon the colder weather will be upon us. If you’re yet to get your home winter ready, now could be the ideal time to start thinking about the steps that you can take to prepare your home for the colder months that are to come. If there’s one thing that you don’t want your home to be during the winter months, it’s cold and unwelcoming.
The good news is that preparing your home for the coming colder winter weather doesn’t have to be overly expensive or stressful, it’s just a case of thinking about what steps you can take to ensure that your home is as ready for winter – and the colder weather it brings – as possible. Bearing that in mind, here are a few tips and pieces of advice to help you prepare your home for winter:
Check your heating system
The first step to preparing your home for winter is to take the time to check your home’s heating system – you need to ensure that it’s working effectively. The last thing you want is to be in the midst of a freezing cold winter, and only then realise that your home’s heating system is not working effectively, and as a result having to live in a freezing cold house. Instead, check your heating system sooner rather than later, and if there’s an issue consider finding an HVAC Dunwoody specialist who can take a look and get any problems fixed as soon as possible. It’s far better to spot a problem now, rather than finding out there’s an issue in the middle of winter and having to wait to get it fixed during the colder weather.
Think about energy efficiency – how efficient is your home?
It’s also a good idea to think carefully about energy efficiency in your home – if you want to get your home winter-ready and ensure that the heat remains in your property, you need to think about how efficient your home is. You could have the best heating system in the world, but if your home’s efficiency is not up to scratch it’s going to impact how warm your home is this winter. So it’s important to think about ways in which you can enhance and improve your property’s efficiency, such as by updating old windows that allow draughts into your home or using draught excluders along doorways.
Make your home look warm and welcoming
Okay, so technically this isn’t a tip for keeping the property itself warm but it is a useful piece of advice for making your home seem warmer and more welcoming. Layer up the light in your home, using warm-toned lighting instead of cool-toned lighting. Place cosy throws around to snuggle up under. Incorporating warming scents into your home using reed diffusers and scented candles is another simple way to make your home feel more cosy this winter.
