Ukulungiselela Ikhaya Lakho Ngobusika
Ukuba ubusika kwikhaya lakho lilizwi langaphandle kuwe, ufike kwindawo efanelekileyo yeengcebiso zengcali. Ndinezindlu ezininzi eziye zadlula kwiindawo ezinzima kunazo zonke zaseMinnesota zasebusika, kuquka i-Halloween Blizzard ka-1991, ngenxa yemigudu yam busika. Ukuwa kwe-Equinox yinto enhle yonyaka ukuqala ukucinga malunga nokulungiselela ikhaya lakho ebusika, kuba njengokuba izinga lokushisa liqala ukudibanisa, ikhaya lakho liya kufuna ukugcinwa kwesondlo ukuze ligcine kwindawo ephezulu-bhakabhaka ebusika.
I-autumn ayisoloko isandulela ukushisa kwebusika, kungakhathaliseki ukuba uhlala phi. Inokuthi imvula okanye iqhwa okanye, njengoko uDavid Letterman athi, "Ukuwa yinkwenkwe yam intandokazi eLos Angeles, ukujonga iintaka ziguqula umbala kwaye ziwe emithini." Ngaba wayesazi ukuba kukho ilizwe elilodwa kuphela eUnited States apho amaqondo okushisa angekho ngaphantsi kwe-zero? Ncama? YiHawaii. Kodwa isondela kwi-zero eMauna Kea naseMauna Loa kwi-Big Island. Ihluma eHawaii.
Nazi izihlandlo zam ozithandayo zangexesha elizeleyo zokukunceda ukulungiselela ikhaya lakho ebusika:
1) Ukuhlolwa kweTurnace
- Biza uchwepheshe weHVAC ukuhlola isithandle sakho kunye namaconsi ahlambulukileyo.
- Sifake kwi-filters kunye neenguqu zenyanga.
- Cinga ukutshintsha i-thermostat yakho kwi-thermostat ehleliweyo.
- Ukuba ikhaya lakho litshiswa ngumjezeli wamanzi ashisayo, lahla iipavini ngokuzivula kancane kwaye xa kuvela amanzi, vala.
- Susa zonke izinto ezinokutsha ezivela kwindawo ejikeleze isithandle sakho.
2) Fumana i-Fireplace Funda y
- Ikhuphe okanye iskrini phezulu kwesazi ukuze ugcine amajelo kunye neentaka.
- Ukuba isitshini asihlambulukanga ixesha elithile, fowuni isimboli sitshitshise ukususa isobho kunye ne-creosote.
- Thenga iinkuni okanye usike imithi. Yigcine kwindawo eyomileyo kude nendlu yangaphandle.
- Hlola indawo yokucima umlilo kwindawo yokuvula nokuvalwa.
- Hlola indawo phakathi kwezitena kunye ne-tuckpoint, ukuba kuyimfuneko.
3) Hlola i-External, Doors kunye ne-Windows
- Hlola ingaphandle kwiindawo zokungena kunye neendawo zokungena ezibonakalayo ezijikeleze imibhobho; tyikitye.
- Sebenzisa imvula ejikelezayo ngeengcango ukukhusela umoya obandayo ukungena ekhaya kunye neefestile ze-caulk.
- Yenza isilayidi esikhankanywe kwiifestile kwaye, ukuba ugqiba ukufaka indawo yefestile yonke, ibhola eliphambili kunye nepeyinti.
- Ukuba ikhaya lakho linomgangatho ongaphantsi, cinga ukukhusela imithombo yefestile ngokubambisa ngeengxowa zeplastiki.
- Shintsha izikrini zasehlotyeni kunye nokutshintshwa kweglasi kwisitoreji. Ukuba unesiqhwithi seefestile, zifake.
4) Hlola i-Roof, Gutters & Downspout s
- Ukuba izinga lokushisa kwemozulu liza kuwela ngaphasi kwee-degrees ezingama-32 ebusika, ukongeza ukukhungqa okuthe xaxa kwi-attic kuyakukhusela umoya ofudumeleyo ukusuka kwinyama ukuya eluphahleni lwakho kwaye kubangele amadamu e-ice.
- Hlola ukutshisa ukuqinisekisa ukuba amanzi akanako ukungena ekhaya.
- Yenza utywala ogqityiweyo okanye iileyili.
- Ukucoca ama-gutters kwaye usebenzise ipayipi ukuhambisa amanzi phantsi kwe-downspouts ukususa i-debris.
- Cinga ukufakela abalindi bamagqabi kwiimigodi okanye izandiso kwiindawo ezingezantsi zokuhambisa amanzi kude nekhaya.
5) Iinkonzo zeeNkonzo zeMimoya zeMoto
- Ukucoca igesi kwi-lawnmowers.
- Inkonzo okanye i-snow blowers blowers.
- Yenza i-rakes ezigqithisiweyo kunye namafosholo ekhephu.
- Ucocekile, umile kwaye ulondoloze izixhobo zokulima zasehlobo.
- Gweba i-choppers ye-ice kwaye uthenge izikhwama ze-ice-melt / isanti.
6) Hlola iziseko
- Ukuphelisa zonke iindawo ezidaka kunye nezityalo ezidliwayo ukusuka kwisiseko.
- Gcina amanqaku okungena ukuze ugcine izilwanyana ezincinci zingena ngaphantsi kwendlu.
- I-Tuckpoint okanye isityikityu sesiseko. Amagundane angadlulela kwisithuba esincinci njenge-dime.
- Hlola amacwecwe e-sill ngokubola oomileyo okanye kwi-infestation.
- Ukungena kwi-crawlspace.
7) Faka ii-Detectors ze-smoke kunye ne-Carbon Monoxide
- Ezinye iidolophu zifuna umtshina womsiya kuwo onke amagumbi.
- Thenga amabhetri omtshini owongezelelweyo omsi kwaye uyitshintshe xa ukugcina ukukhanya kwemini kuphelile.
- Faka umtshini we-carbon monoxide kufuphi nesithando somlilo kunye / okanye umbane wamanzi.
- Ukuvavanya umsi kunye ne-carbon monoxide-detectors ukuqinisekisa ukuba basebenza.
- Thenga isitshizi somlilo okanye ufake indawo yokucima umlilo engaphezulu kweminyaka eyi-10.
8) Ukuthintela i-Plumbing Freezes
- Khangela indawo ephakamileyo yamanzi kwisiganeko kufuneka uvale ngaphandle kwimeko engxamisekileyo.
- Ukukrazula zonke izitshixo zegadi.
- Faka iipayipi zeplastiki.
- Ukucoca iipayipi zomoya kunye nokuthi, ukuba i-AC yakho inesiphakamiso sokuvala amanzi, vala.
- Ukuba uya eholide, ushiye ukushisa, usethe kwiiyure ezingama-55.
9) Lungiselela ukuLungiswa komhlaba nokuPhandle
- Hlola imithi ukuba amagatsha axhomeke kakhulu kwindlu okanye iimbane zombane.
- Buza umyezo wegadi ukuba imithi yakho ifakwe kwinqanaba lokuthintela ukulimala kwasebusika.
- Zityalo zityalo zentyatyambo zentyatyambo kunye neenkunzi eziphakanyisiweyo ezingenakubusika ngaphezu kweedahlias kwiindawo apho umhlaba ukhululeka khona.
- Ukutywina i-driveways, ii-patio kunye nezitye.
- Musa ukususa ngokuzenzekelayo izityalo ezifayo kwizitiya njengoko ezinye zibonelela ngeendawo ezikhangayo kwiyeyard enye.
- Hambisa izityalo ezinobumba ezinobugcisa ngaphakathi okanye kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.
10) Lungiselela i-Emergency Kit
- Thenga amakhandlela angaphakathi kunye nomdlalo / ukukhanya ukusetyenziswa ngexesha lokunqongophala kwamandla.
- Fumana iinombolo zeefowuni zeenkampani zakho zokusebenza kwaye uzibeke kwifowuni yakho yomnxeba.
- Thenga i-battery back-up ukukhusela ikhompyutheni yakho kunye nezixhobo zecomputer.
- Gcina amanzi angaphezulu kweebhotile kunye nokutya okungenakonakalayo (kubandakanya ukutya kwesilwanyana, ukuba unesilwanyana), iingubo kunye nekontra yoncedo lokuqala kwindawo emele kwaye elula yokufikelela.
- Lungiselela isicwangciso sokukhupha isiphumo xa kwenzeka imeko engxamisekileyo.
Ngelo xesha lokubhala, u-Elizabeth Weintraub, CalBRE # 00697006, nguMthengisi-Associate eLyon Real Estate eSigramento, eCalifornia.