{"id":28,"date":"2016-10-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2016-10-26T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T04:25:40","slug":"5-ways-to-prepare-your-home-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-prepare-your-home-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Prepare Your Home this Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the air&nbsp;transitions from summer days to&nbsp;fall nights here in HighPointe Insurance Services LLC, it&#8217;s easy to think&nbsp;about corn mazes, caramel apples, and hay rides. But did you know that autumn is the opportunity to&nbsp;prevent damage in your home? Prepare&nbsp;for&nbsp;winter now to make the most&nbsp;of your home insurance coverage. We&#8217;ll show you five ways you can take care of your home in Overland Park, KS during the fall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. How&#8217;s the roof looking?<\/strong> Check the roof for any worn-out shingles and flashing. Replace them now before the snow settles on your roof since home insurance doesn&#8217;t cover normal wear and tear. If you&#8217;re afraid of heights,&nbsp;call a professional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Unclog your home.<\/strong>&nbsp;Cleaning out your home&#8217;s gutters and furnace filters is like unclogging your arteries and prevents&nbsp;future problems. Have a professional examine your furnace&nbsp;since you&#8217;ll want it&nbsp;ship-shape for the winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Get your &#8216;winter coat&#8217; on.<\/strong> Seal up any cracks and gaps in the house with caulk and weather stripping. It not only lowers your electric bill, it helps protect your home from moisture damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Pay attention to the hot stuff.<\/strong> If you have a wood-burning or gas fireplace, have a professional come inspect it and clean it out. Fire damage is covered by home insurance, but you&#8217;ll want to stay diligent with the residue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Go for a stroll.<\/strong> Inspect your steps, driveway and sidewalks to ensure the prevention of&nbsp;guest injuries. Home insurance does cover personal liability, but who needs the headache&nbsp;this year?<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn about other things home insurance covers? We&#8217;re happy to answer your questions at HighPointe Insurance Services LLC in Overland Park, KS. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the air&nbsp;transitions from summer days to&nbsp;fall nights here in HighPointe Insurance Services LLC, it&#8217;s easy to think&nbsp;about corn mazes, caramel apples, and hay rides. But did you know that autumn is the opportunity to&nbsp;prevent damage in your home? Prepare&nbsp;for&nbsp;winter now to make the most&nbsp;of your home insurance coverage. We&#8217;ll show you five ways you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-highpointe-insurance-services-llc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpointeins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}