🧣 Getting the house ready for winter

Do this in October. Every item is cheap and easy in mild weather and expensive or impossible once it is freezing and dark at four.

33 items

1. Heating
2. Boiler servicedBook it in September. In December there is a three-week wait.
3. Radiators bled
4. Thermostat and timer set for the season
5. Spare filters or salt, if your system needs them
6. Water
7. Outside taps drained and covered
8. Pipes in the loft and garage lagged
9. You know where the stopcock is, and it turns
10. Hose disconnected and stored
11. Outside
12. Gutters cleared of leaves
13. Downpipes running freely
14. Roof looked at from the ground, tiles counted
15. Drains and gullies cleared
16. Garden furniture in or covered
17. Trees and loose branches checked near the roof
18. Draughts and damp
19. Draught excluders on the doors that need them
20. Letterbox brush
21. Window seals checked
22. Loft insulation still where it should be
23. Extractor fans working in kitchen and bathroom
24. In case the power goes
25. Torches with working batteries
26. Candles and matches
27. Power bank charged
28. Blankets somewhere findable
29. Car and paths
30. Screenwash topped up to a winter mix
31. Ice scraper in the car, not the shed
32. Salt or grit for the path
33. Tyre tread checked