{"id":482,"date":"2016-09-01T03:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T03:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/?p=482"},"modified":"2016-09-01T03:59:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T03:59:43","slug":"fall-home-maintenance-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"Fall Home Maintenance Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/?attachment_id=483\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sept_Blog_1 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg?resize=600%2C300\" alt=\"Sept_Blog_1 (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sept_Blog_1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the seasons start to change and we head into fall, it\u2019s time to think about home maintenance again!\u00a0 Keeping your home and vehicles in great shape makes them last longer, look great, and can prevent accidents and claims in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things you can do this fall to keep everything in tip-top shape!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather firewood \u2013 if you plan to build fires in the winter, then now is the time to start gathering up that firewood.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be glad you did when you\u2019re nice and warm in front of the fireplace!<\/li>\n<li>Close or install storms windows.<\/li>\n<li>Store outdoor furniture and cushions.\u00a0 They\u2019ll last longer if you protect them during seasons they aren\u2019t being used.\u00a0 Plus, it will keep pesky squirrels and birds out of your outdoor cushions!<\/li>\n<li>Have furnace professionally inspected now!<\/li>\n<li>Winterize outside faucets, put away hoses.<\/li>\n<li>Clean gutters and downspouts.\u00a0 This can protect the exterior of your home as well as your roof!<\/li>\n<li>Rake leaves and shred to use as mulch.<\/li>\n<li>Remove hoses from spigots and drain and store indoors, coiled and flat.<\/li>\n<li>Check windows and doors for weather-tightness and install weather stripping where needed.<\/li>\n<li>Clean the oven &amp; stove drip pans.<\/li>\n<li>Have problem trees trimmed.<\/li>\n<li>Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when you set clocks back in the fall!\u00a0 Change the batteries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regular maintenance of your home (and vehicles) helps prevent BIG issues later!\u00a0 What other items do you like to take care of in the fall?\u00a0 Leave a comment and let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As the seasons start to change and we head into fall, it\u2019s time to think about home maintenance again!\u00a0 Keeping your home and vehicles in great shape makes them last longer, look great, and can prevent accidents and claims in the future. &nbsp; Here are a few things you can do this fall to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homeowner-tips","category-insurance-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZNiF-7M","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":484,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}