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Quick Tips For Winterizing Your Home

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Autumn is the best time to start any project that will prepare your home for the cold winter months ahead of us. Here at Suburban, we have put together a few cost-effective ways to prepare your home for the cold weather by increasing your heating efficiency:

1. Add humidifiers to the living areas in your home where you spend most of your time. Adding a humidifier will make the air in your room feel warmer in the winter. 
2. Close off any unused parts of your house that do not need heat ventilation.
3. Check the weather stripping around your windows and doors. The biggest loss of heat in your home will result from any window or door that has air leaking through it. Take a look at the advantages of Heat Mirror windows, they are the most advanced and energy efficient replacement window available.
4. Consider replacing your thermostat with a programmable thermostat that will reduce your energy bill tremendously over the winter.
5. Check to see if your attic and/or basement has insulation. If not, consider doing this because it will greatly reduce your energy efficiency.