The best time to begin preparations for winterizing your home is before Old Man Winter pays a visit. And with fall well underway, now is the perfect time!

Making your home more energy efficient for winter might entail covering windows with plastic, winterizing basement windows, making sure attic and basement insulation is adequate, and replacing worn weather-stripping. It might also include preparing external faucets for freezing temperatures and protecting internal pipes with insulating tube or heating tape.