How to Prepare Your Home for Winter and Lower Your Heating Bills

Winter is the season for holiday festivities, ice skating and cozying up in front of a fireplace with a hot cup of cocoa. But if your house is not prepared for the elements, the winter cold can take a toll on your home — and your finances.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect your house from snow, ice and freezing temperatures and avoid costly repairs.

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Bored on a winter weekend? Try one of these cold-weather DIY projects.

There are only so many binge-worthy shows on Netflix. So, on a gloomy winter weekend, when you’ve run out of entertainment, why not take advantage of the time indoors to spruce up your home?

We asked home-improvement afficionados for their favorite cold-weather projects to arrive at this list of nine DIY jobs that you can tackle in just a day or two. As a bonus, a few may even help you cut down your utility bills.

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