Complete Your Fall Home Maintenance Tasks With These Labor Day Sales
Preparing for cool weather means maintaining your home regularly. Preparing for warmer temperatures, more rain and more time spent indoors means you may need a few things to keep things running smoothly as the seasons change. Here are some suggestions to help you get your home in order for fall.
Preparing the oven
The Labor Day weekend is a good time to change your furnace filters if you haven’t already. A four-pack of Filtrete 16-by-25-inch furnace filters sells for $71.24, which is 34% off their regular price. A four-pack of Filtrete Micro Allergy Furnace Filters measuring 20 by 25 inches sells for $41.78, which is 43% off the regular price. A four-pack is good for one year, unless your filters are overexposed to dust or smoke. If anyone in your family has health problems, such as asthma, you may want to choose a high-filtration furnace filter . The Lennox MERV 16 Air Filter is on sale for $82.49, which is 43% off its regular price. Before installation, make sure your HVAC system can handle a higher filtration filter to avoid damaging the fan.
Preparing for winter
As you prepare your home for the cold weather, make sure you have a cover on your outdoor faucets to keep them from freezing. These faucet covers are on sale for $7.45, which is 43% off their regular price. You can also seal any drafty windows and doors. Frost King Window Insulation Kits retail for $6.78, which is 76% off the regular price. Frost King also offers patio door insulation kits for $7.98, which is 65% off the regular price.
Service
Cleaning your dryer vent as the seasons change is a good practice to avoid dangerous lint buildup that can cause a fire. This dryer vent cleaning kit retails for $7.99, which is 53% off the regular price. The kit includes a long vacuum hose attachment and a brush to clean your dryer vent and ductwork. You can also check your walkways and driveway for small cracks. Quikrete Concrete Crack Sealant retails for $12.98, which is 50% off the regular price.
Checking your downspouts and gutters as fall approaches is also a good idea. In addition to clearing leaves and debris, you should make sure your gutters are channeling water away from your home. The Flex Drain Downspout Extension is currently on sale for $3.83, which is 52% off the regular price.
Home Security
Checking batteries and testing smoke detectors is a good idea during seasons when fireplaces, stoves and other fire hazards will be used more often. If you find yourself in need of new smoke detectors, a six-pack of Aegislink smoke detectors is on sale for $104.65, which is 39% off the regular price. These smoke detectors are also carbon monoxide alarms and connect to each other wirelessly, so a problem in one area will trigger alarms in other areas, allowing you to respond to problems faster. You can also attach anti-slip tape to outdoor steps before snowfall and heavy rain to prevent falls. Trazon anti-slip tape sells for $17.59 per 35-foot roll, which is 30% off the regular price.