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Homeowners: Are You Making the Most of Recycling Opportunities?
While it's no secret that people in the Pacific Northwest are proud of their efforts to save the planet, not everyone is aware of how those efforts can be put into practice. Recycling is critical to successful environmental programs, and our real estate agents want buyers who are considering Klamath Falls homes for sale to know the options available to them.
- Curbside Collection
Weekly mixed recyclable collection is offered by the City of Klamath Falls for paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, metal cans, including aerosol and scrap metal. Waste Management provides 35-, 64- and 96-gallon rollcarts to be filled up and left curbside for scheduled collection. The service can be weekly, monthly or on-call. While not recyclable, the city also provides a collection service for yard debris within size and weight restrictions. Complete recycling guidelines can be found in a handy brochure.
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Check Your Chimney Before That First Fall Fire
It's your first fall in your new home, and what better way to celebrate that autumn spirit than with a nice fire in the fireplace? But don't start piling logs on just yet. Before you go lighting that first fall fire, it's important to check your chimney and make sure it's in good working order. How do you check it? How do you know if it's OK? What are you looking for? Our real estate agents share what you need to know.
Visual Inspection
The first step in checking your chimney is fairly simple: Shine a flashlight upward into your chimney, so you can see its condition. Are there any loose bricks in the chimney? Get them repaired before lighting a fire.
Next, do you see any white streaks on the walls of the chimney? Don't operate your fireplace until they're cleaned. Those white streaks are called creosote. It's a pesticide used to preserve wood from things like termites, fungus, and other pests. If your fireplace wood has been treated with creosote, it can build up in your chimney over time the more you use it.
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Homeowners: Get Your Yard Ready for Trick-or-Treat
With cooler weather, spice, pumpkins, and everything scary popping up in stores, Halloween is just around the corner. It's always fun to see the excitement little ones show when they don fun costumes, knock on your door, and yell trick or treat! However, this fun-filled night can turn into a disaster if your home isn't prepared for visitors. To prevent accidents or injuries, it's important to prepare your front yard and porch for the arrival of any neighborhood witches, ghosts, princesses, or superheroes. Here are a few helpful tips from our real estate agents to help ensure that trick-or-treaters have a safe, enjoyable, and spooky night.
- Add Safe and Festive Lighting
Signal trick-or-treaters that you're open for business by ensuring your porch light is on. A few glow sticks, LED lights, battery-powered candles, or lanterns can help illuminate your yard and direct traffic to the candy. Brighten up the path to your door by laying down rope lighting, turning on floodlights, or putting up walkway lights.
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New Homeowners: Smart Home Tech to Invest in This Year
Many new homeowners prioritize buying appliances, furniture, and garden supplies when they move in. But if you already have the basic items, the next items on the list will be smart home tech. These internet-connected devices can be controlled from anywhere and perform tasks on-demand or at scheduled times. And you don't need to be a tech wizard to install or operate them. Our real estate agents share different smart home gadgets you can install in your new home to add real convenience and make your life easier.
- Smart Speakers
What's more convenient than taking out your phone to check the weather or search the internet? Using your voice and having a smart speaker do your bidding. Smart speakers are one of the first smart home gadgets that people used in their homes. Alexa and Google Assistant are the market leaders in this space. Smart speakers go beyond playing music. They can give you a news debriefing, keep your shopping list, set reminders, read your recipes, make phone calls, dim lights, and more.
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New Homeowner? Add These 10 Things to Your To-Do List
Owning a home comes with financial responsibilities and a multitude of tasks that keep your home and property safe. At Fisher Nicholson Realty, our real estate agents can provide professional guidance and advice to put you on the path to successful homeownership.
If you love the beauty of nature, many Klamath Falls homes for sale offer breathtaking views, large yards, and rustic appeal. While some come with upgraded features, others may benefit from home improvements ideas. As a new homeowner, creating an important to-do list will help you improve home safety and security, reduce maintenance, and save energy.
- Change the Locks
When you move into a new home, changing the locks should be a priority. It's possible that previous owners, property workers, and others may have keys to the house. You can purchase new locksets with handles, locks, and keys from any home improvement store.