Home Maintenance Tasks: September

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    • Paint interior rooms while it's still warm enough to leave windows open. Ditto for shampooing or replacing carpets.
    • Check heating system including filters, pilot lights, and burners, and have the system serviced by a qualified professional.
    • Clean and vacuum dust from vents, baseboard heaters and cold-air returns.
    • Remove window air-conditioning units and store them. If they are not removable, cover them with plastic to protect them over the winter.
    • Tour the outside of your house to make sure that soils around the foundation are properly graded. Soil should slope four to six inches for a distance of three feet out from the foundation walls.
    • Watch for year-end close-out sales on lawn and garden equipment.
    • Inspect storm windows for any signs of deterioration and make necessary repairs.

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