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Home Improvement Projects Perfect For Fall
Home improvement
projects can add value to a
home and do-it-yourselfers
know the sweat-equity that
goes into such projects can
give homeowners a greater
sense of pride in their
homes. But no two home
improvement projects are
the same, and homeowners
should know that certain
projects are best tackled
during certain times of the
year.
Fall is a great season to
work on your house, as the
weather is often at its most
agreeable once the summer
heat has gone and before
winter weather arrives. The
following are a handful of
fall-friendly
home
improvement projects for
homeowners looking to
improve their homes.
Roof repair
Whether
you’re
repairing or replacing the
roof, fall is a great time of
year to dust off the ladder
and get some work done on
your roof for a variety of
reasons. First and foremost,
fall is ideal for roof work
because you won’t have to
be up on the roof with the
summer heat bearing down
on you. This can make the
project move along more
quickly, which is especially
beneficial if you
are
paying
laborers to work
on the roof. The
fewer
hours
workers are fixing
your roof, the less
you will be paying
in labor costs.
In addition,
fixing up the roof
in the fall ensures
those
winter
storms, be it rain
or snow, won’t
find their way into
your home via
leaks. A leaky roof
in winter is hard
to fix, as the roof
surface could be
treacherous in the
winter and winter
winds can make it
dangerous to be
up on the roof at all.
Addressing leaks in the fall
can prevent damage to your
home’s interior, which can
mount up if a leaky roof is
not addressed until the
following spring.
Window work
When the weather
outside gets frightful, poorly
insulated windows can
allow cold air into the
home. That often has a
trickle-down effect on
finances, forcing you to turn
up the thermostat in an
attempt to offset the cold air
pouring into the home.
Whether you need your
windows replaced or simply
need to patch up any leaks,
a proactive approach to
leaky or older windows in
the fall can save you from
unnecessarily high heating
bills come the winter.
Addressing leaky windows
also makes a home more
comfortable
for
its
inhabitants.
Fall is the ideal time to
address a home’s windows
because the temperature
outside tends to be pleasant.
This means you likely won’t
have to make much of an
effort to offset the elements,
and open windows in the
fall won’t make your
home’s interior very hot or
cold like they might if you
were to tackle the project
during the summer or
winter.
Fixing the floors
Wood flooring is a hot
commodity
for
many
homeowners. But
not all flooring can
be added to a
home at any time
of year. That’s
because certain
types of flooring
employ adhesives
that
need
temperatures
inside the home to
be within a certain
range, and that
range is often
within 70o to 80o
F, which makes fall
a great time to
install such floors.
Colder
temperatures can
make it difficult for
the flooring to dry
and bond, which
will prove problematic
down the road. What’s
more,
many
people
entertain friends and family
come late fall and into the
holiday season, and it can
be difficult to do so if you
are busy installing new
flooring.
the house can give a home
an entirely new look and
feel. But paint can be
pungent and the aromas
may last if it’s applied at a
time of year when it can’t
dry while the windows are
wide open. Paint fumes
inside a home can make the
home uninhabitable, but
painting at a time of year
like the fall, when you can
keep the windows open
during and after the project,
can help air the home out.
But interior painting
isn’t the only painting
project homeowners can
tackle in the fall. Many
exterior
paints
are
temperature-sensitive and
need the temperature
outside to be above 40o F.
Paint that freezes won’t dry
properly, and homeowners
might be left with a costly
and unsightly mistake on
their
hands.
Fall
temperatures tend to be
amenable to both interior
and exterior painting
projects, just be sure to
check the weather forecast
before making your first
brush stroke.
Painting projects
Painting is another
home improvement project
that seems tailor-made for
fall. A fresh coat of paint or
a new color scheme around
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