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Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

A red graphic banner features the white text "WINTER PROJECT CHECKLIST" next to an illustration of a True Value branded clipboard with three checked red circles.

1. Prep Your Home for Winter

Chase the chill and save with these energy-efficient tips.

A person in a plaid shirt installs black weather stripping around the frame of a white window.

2. Organize Your Garage and Laundry Room

Make more space and eliminate clutter by stowing, hanging and shelving.

A white washing machine and matching dryer are positioned side-by-side next to open wooden shelves filled with neatly folded towels in shades of white, green, and orange

3. How to Remove Snow from Roofs and Trees

Clear snow build-up from roof & trees safely and simply.

A person wearing dark pants and black boots stands on a flat, dark roof using a red shovel to clear away patches of white snow.

4. How Light Affects Paint Color

Change your light bulbs to alter the color and mood in your rooms.

A glowing white spiral compact fluorescent light bulb stands upright amidst a group of matte teal traditional light bulbs lying on their sides.

5. Build A Bird Feeder

Attract backyard birds this season with these easy-to-build bird feeder designs.

Several Great Tits with black heads and yellow bodies perch on and fly around a wooden bird feeder with a shingled roof and apple slices attached to the sides during a light snowfall.

6. How to Choose Your Home Color Scheme

Make rooms pop with these interior designer tricks for choosing colors.

A modern light-gray sectional sofa topped with numerous white pillows sits against a beige wall in a brightly lit room next to a wooden side table with a white lamp.

7. Protect Your Landscape from Road Salt

Safeguard grass and shrubs from harmful sidewalk and road deicers.

A snow-covered brick house features two dark brown garage doors, a snow-dusted driveway, and a basketball hoop to the right.

8. Prevent or Thaw Frozen Pipes

Avoid ice blockage and prevent burst frozen pipes as temperatures drop.

A close-up view shows many small, clear icicles hanging in a row from the bottom of a weathered green metal pipe.

9. Update with New Lighting Fixtures

Use this easy how-to guide to swap out old lighting fixtures for an updated look.

: Three industrial-style pendant lights with glowing Edison-style bulbs are enclosed in black wire cages against a dark background.

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