Hi all! Wick here. As Jon Snow says, Winter is coming. It’s also what normal people say IRL. (That’s “in real life”. Just want you to know what the kids are saying nowadays:)

Are you ready for the cold and the rain? Here are a bunch of house “get ready for winter tips” to help you enjoy your winter in style! 

(Btw (that’s “by the way”) Today’s video is inspired by our inside scoopers: … who are requesting we do a monthly checklist for home maintenance. We are currently working on that! Thanks for the idea!)

Let’s get the tip counter started!!

Drain your hose bibs or put insulation cups on them. This will keep your hose bibs from freezing.

If you have an irrigation system, have the system blown out. You’ll have to hire a pro for this. This keeps any water in the system from freezing and bursting the lines.

Clean your gutters! This keeps your water flowing down your downspouts (and not into your basement). 

And remove leaves from your street gutter too!

Also make sure your downspouts aren’t clogged. Shove a running hose down there and see if you can dislodge the leaf build up. 

Use Mosskill on your roof.

And use a hose to simulate rain to find that nagging roof leak!

Have your chimney cleaned if you have a lot of fires in your fireplace!

Clean out your window wells and make sure the gravel is clean and deep.

Have your furnace cleaned and serviced and replace the filter!

Some people might disagree but the pros tell me there’s no need to cover the ac unit for winter. 

Wrap your bathroom fan ducting in insulation.  It will keep drips from falling down on you and extend the life of your fan!

Here’s a tip: I would say clean and cover your bbq but we use ours all winter:)

Keep a good flashlight by your back door.  We use rechargeable batteries for this baby. It’s good for a lot of things but mainly Sparky and I like to look for raccoons:)

Increase the temperature on your water heater if you are hosting guests this holiday season. More hot water for everyone! On the contrary, turn your water heater down or put in vacation mode if you are headed out of town:)

Get the snow shovel out of storage and keep it somewhere handy. You never know!

And lastly, if you aren’t motivated to brave the rain or icy roads use Insta cart to have your groceries delivered to your door! We love using it even when it’s sunny out!

I hope this is a helpful list! If you have other winter readiness tips please share them with us on the Inside Scoop. And if you have a video idea for me please let me know!

And as always thanks for watching:)