{"id":403,"date":"2012-10-26T14:33:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T21:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2016-04-26T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T22:51:15","slug":"winterize-your-home-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/winterize-your-home-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Is the Time to Winterize Your Bay Area Home: Here Are 4 Quick Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fwinterize-your-home-tips%2F&amp;text=Now Is the Time to Winterize Your Bay Area Home: Here Are 4 Quick Tips!&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fwinterize-your-home-tips%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><p>It\u2019s true that the <strong>Bay Area<\/strong> does not typically witness many blizzards or ice storms but the temperature can still drop pretty low at times. \u00a0Now is the ideal time to winterize, according to home energy experts. Here are 4 tips to get you started (quickly) saving money, eliminating hassle, and protecting your home and family.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Get the gunk out of the gutters!<\/h3>\n<p>Flotsam and jetsam have a gnarly way of accumulating in our <a title=\"Bay Area Gutters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.evenflowgutters.com\/\">Bay Area gutters<\/a>. Everything from birds\u2019 nests to leaves and pine needles to kids toys can muck up gutters and ultimately lead to problems like leaking, mold, and misalignment. If you live in a chillier part of town, ice and snow can actually form on the debris and warp the gutters, causing additional stresses on your home and roof. So, clean the gutters now!<\/p>\n<h3>2. Identify insulation inefficiencies.<\/h3>\n<p>Maybe you currently own a home with single pane windows, and you&#8217;re draining a tremendous amount of energy heating your home during the winter and cooling it during the hot months. Switching over to double pane glass could be a simple cost effective fix.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe your furnace\u2019s duct work warped due to years of your \u201cforgetting\u201d to do the maintenance\u2026 or perhaps due to other quirky factors, such as an earthquake or an infestation of voles.<\/p>\n<p>The point is: to understand how best to optimize your winterizing dollars (and time), you need to measure what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not working and develop a plan accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if your insulation is basically fine, don\u2019t waste time or money improving it! Conversely, if your duct work is misaligned \u2013 and you don\u2019t realize it \u2013 the misalignment can lead to the accumulation of moisture residue, molds, and other problems you&#8217;ll have to fix down the line. To parse what \u201cstuff\u201d is important, you may want to get in touch with the experienced team at <a title=\"Bay Area Roofing and Solar\" href=\"http:\/\/centuryroofandsolar.com\">Century Roof &amp; Solar<\/a>. We can provide a free consultation to help you figure out what to focus on (and what you might be able to ignore).<\/p>\n<h3>3. Fix that furnace!<\/h3>\n<p>The time to find out that your furnace is not working \u2013 or emanating some noxious or disgusting smell \u2013 is not the dead of January, when all your local <a title=\"HVAC\" href=\"http:\/\/bamorrison.com\/heating-air-conditioning.php\">HVAC<\/a> technicians are busy and\/or unavailable due to a local blizzard or other nasty winter weather event. Your furnace should be cleaned and tuned up every year, anyway, to ensure that the filters, wiring, and other components are all up to standard.<\/p>\n<h3>4. The \u201cDIY\u201d route can lead to surprising costs, time sinks, and frustration.<\/h3>\n<p>You may \u201cnot want to bother\u201d consulting with a professional team about your winterizing because you don\u2019t anticipate any problems. But your home is dynamic, and you may not have the experience or tools to test everything effectively. 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