5 Home Projects to Do Now to Avoid Costly Repairs This Winter

5 Home Projects to Do Now to Avoid Costly Repairs This Winter
Getting a head start on these maintenance tasks now will help you prevent disaster later in the year—and save money on both costly repairs and energy bills. Greg McGill/Shutterstock
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Home improvement projects may not be the first things on your to-do list this fall, but you may want to add a few items to that list (maybe after “book holiday travel” but before “buy new soccer cleats for the kids”) to help prepare your home for the chillier months approaching.

Steve Wadlington, president of WIN Home Inspection, shared five home improvement chores that homeowners should tackle this fall to help make their homes more efficient and more capable of withstanding whatever the winter throws at them. Bonus: Taking care of these tasks now can help save you money on winter energy bills!