{"id":1211,"date":"2014-09-22T18:33:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homecheck.server285.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2018-01-19T19:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T19:32:55","slug":"fall-home-maintenance-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/?p=1211","title":{"rendered":"Fall Home Maintenance Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the_content\"><p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; transparent_background_fb=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Summer has come and gone and now\u00a0the scents of fall are in in the air. \u00a0This fall home maintenance checklist is a great way to make sure your home is in good shape and ready for winter. If you have any questions or need assistance with these fall home maintenance projects,\u00a0<a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>! We&#8217;re here to help!<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check\u00a0heating and ventilating system.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Always use bath exhaust fan while showering.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean or replace furnace filter as needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean range hood filter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean dryer vent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Always use kitchen exhaust fan while cooking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check adjustment of door thresholds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check and repair all cracked, separated, or missing exterior caulking and weather stripping.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Wash windows and the exterior of the house to remove dust and dirt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Get the snow blower tuned up before it snows.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Aerate the lawn and blow out irrigation system.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check gutters and downspouts and clean if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Water grass as long as possible, until the ground freezes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">With standard frost-free hose bibs, disconnect the hose so the faucet can drain out and not freeze pipes.\u00a0 For non frost proof outside hose bibs, shut off exterior faucets and drain pipes before temperatures drop to freezing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer has come and gone and now\u00a0the scents of fall&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<div class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">\r\nSummer has come and gone and now\u00a0the scents of fall are in in the air. \u00a0This fall home maintenance checklist is a great way to make sure your home is in good shape and ready for winter. If you have any questions or need assistance with these fall home maintenance projects,\u00a0<a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>! We're here to help!<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccm-page-list-date\"><\/div>\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check\u00a0heating and ventilating system.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Always use bath exhaust fan while showering.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean or replace furnace filter as needed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean range hood filter.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Clean dryer vent.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Always use kitchen exhaust fan while cooking.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check adjustment of door thresholds.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check and repair all cracked, separated, or missing exterior caulking and weather stripping.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Wash windows and the exterior of the house to remove dust and dirt.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Get the snow blower tuned up before it snows.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Aerate the lawn and blow out irrigation system.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Check gutters and downspouts and clean if needed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">Water grass as long as possible, until the ground freezes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ccm-page-list-date\">With standard frost-free hose bibs, disconnect the hose so the faucet can drain out and not freeze pipes.\u00a0 For non frost proof outside hose bibs, shut off exterior faucets and drain pipes before temperatures drop to freezing.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-maintenance-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}