Winter Storm Preparation Follow these steps to prepare for winter weather.
Winter Storm Checklist Check Your Roof Make sure all the shingles are in good shape. Areas that are bare or look rotten need to be repaired before heavy winds, sleet or ice do more damage.
Clean Your Gutters Gutters need to be cleared so that melting ice will have some place to go. If it is trapped near the roof ledge, it can freeze again and create an ice dam.
Insulate Pipes Insulating your pipes offers some prevention, especially if you lose power and your home’s interior temperature starts dropping.
Collect Supplies Gather supplies that you'll need during and after a bad storm and keep them all in one accessible area, such as a hall closet. Here is a list of what you should include: ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢
Portable phone charger Flashlight Extra batteries Drinking water - 3 day supply Food - 3 day supply (canned, dried, and pet food) Manual can opener Hand sanitizing wipes Extra blankets (wool, and sleeping bags) First aid kid - bandages, pain pills, antiseptic spray or ointment, antihistamines, Dr. contact information. ▢ Rock salt and sand to melt ice and provide traction ▢ Snow shovel
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