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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 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.