{"id":508,"date":"2015-09-29T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymidatlantic.com\/blog\/?p=508"},"modified":"2015-10-01T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T21:51:31","slug":"tips-to-prepping-your-maryland-home-before-fall-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymidatlantic.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/29\/tips-to-prepping-your-maryland-home-before-fall-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips To Prepping Your Maryland Home Before Fall Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of tips that can be followed to ensure that your home is prepped properly for the fall. When you live in Maryland, you know that the fall marks the start of all the cold weather. By doing a few things in and around your home, you can save on your energy bill and protect your home at the same time.<\/p>\n

Hire Professionals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While you may want to take the DIY approach whenever you can, there are certain things that you want to do to prep your home that requires a professional. This includes hiring a roofer to inspect if you are missing any shingles as well as a professional and licensed chimney sweep that can unclog your fireplace.<\/p>\n

Save Your Electric Bill<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are a few ways that you can save on your electric bill during the fall and winter months. The first is to reimburse your plan so that you can redistribute the warm air. The second is to have your heater checked by a professional to ensure that it is working properly. You may also want to see if there is draft coming in through your windows and doors and have them weather-stripped again.<\/p>\n

Do Some Cleaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It’s also good idea to do some cleaning – including the gutters.<\/p>\n

Change Batteries<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The batteries in your smoke detector need to be working so that the detectors can do their job. By adding this to your maintenance checklist every fall, you can be sure that they are always working.<\/p>\n

Call and talk to an agent at Mid Atlantic Insurance Financial today to learn more about homeowners insurance. We can help you with creating your fall home checklist, answering questions you have about coverage, and getting quotes for you to compare premium rates.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of tips that can be followed to ensure that your home is prepped properly for the fall. When you live in Maryland, you know that the fall marks the start of all the cold weather. By doing a few things in and around your home, you can save on your energy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t