Your Home Spring Clean Up List

It’s been a rough winter. Your Fort Payne, AL home probably is a little worse for wear after blizzards, ice storms and freezing temperatures battered your property.  Spring cleaning isn’t just for airing out your living room, but to allow you a chance to repairs the ravages of Mother Nature while protecting the value of your home and reducing your liability. Over at Attain Insurance we’ve compiled a quick Spring clean up list to help you tackle these annual chores.Fort Payne, AL home probably is a little worse for wear after blizzards, ice storms and freezing temperatures battered your property.  Spring cleaning isn’t just for airing out your living room, but to allow you a chance to repairs the ravages of Mother Nature while protecting the value of your home and reducing your liability. Over at Attain Insurance, we’ve compiled a quick Spring clean up list to help you tackle these annual chores.

• Check Your Siding: With a bucket of nails and a ladder, secure loose shakes, clapboards, and vinyl siding. It’ll give you the chance to ensure that water and wind haven’t created deeper damage beneath the outer layer.  A quick layer of paint can extend the longevity of wood while increasing the sidewalk appeal of your home.
• Review the Status of the Roof: During high winds all sorts of heavy objects can bounce off your roof, pulling shingles loose and opening up pathways for water to cause damage when the Spring rains arrive. It’s a good time to decide if you need a new layer of shingles.
• Repair and Replace Broken Windows: Cracked panes of glass not only fail to keep your air conditioning working right, but they invite passing criminals to attempt to break into your home. Fixing your storm windows upgrades the exterior while helping maintain a low crime rate in your neighborhood.
• Fix Up the Fence: The privacy or picket fence that was damaged by a falling branch needs attention. Once again, a well-maintained home looks like a less appealing target to a burglar.  Also, your maintained fence ensures dogs and kids stay in your yard, instead of wreaking havoc next door.

For more tips on how to protect the value of your Fort Payne, AL home, give your friendly agent at Attain Insurance a call or visit.