Song of the Homeowner, was [at-l] Knowing that it's there.. and atml

[daveh at psknet.com (David Hicks)]

Please don't take offence, as I suspect you are up to speed and this is just a 
rather-be-safe-than-sorry message.

However, another area that bites many a lifetime renter when (s)he becomes a 
homeowner is home winterization, or rather the lack that of.

I have no idea what the winter is like in your neck of the wood.  Nor do I 
know what sort of outside faucets, sprinklers/irrigation system, etc you have. 
Ditto house construction and potential for exposure of pipes to outside 
temperatures.  Ditto plants that need to be winterized.  But a freeze 
unprepared for has cost many a new homeowner dearly.

Chainsaw

BTW -- The etc above includes thing like hoses left out, birdbaths, watering 
cans left out -- albeit the cost there is far less than the water damage from 
a busted pipe.

BTW2 -- A hose left attached to a so called "freeze proof" faucet will keep it 
from draining and could cause a busted pipe.




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From: "Jan Leitschuh" <janl2@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: Song of the Homeowner, was [at-l] Knowing that it's there.. and atml


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In the few short months I've been a homeowner, the outflow of capital
and time has been an astonishment to this lifetime renter.
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