carefully chosen a design, changed your mind three or four times, and finally ordered the materials. A half-finished guest bathroom on Christmas Eve will inconvenience your company, give your mother-in-law one more thing to critique, and make you wish you had started the job in the fall instead of waiting until December.
your house. At this point, you’re probably considering moving before taking on a job like that; buying a new house seems easier than fixing the wood siding on the house you have now. But before you start browsing the classifieds, consider working with a professional who can not only do the job quickly and easily, but can spot and remedy rot and mold that you might miss on your own. 3. Roof. If leaves and pine needles are accumulating in your yard, they’re probably accumulating on your roof as well. And just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t need to be taken care of. At some point you (or an unwilling volunteer, like your teenage son) will have to climb up there and sweep them away. If you don’t clean your roof, all of that debris will slide down into your gutters, successfully forming a dam and inviting water to pool on your roof. That alone will weaken roofing materials and lead to leaks. But, during a rainstorm, your backed-up gutters and downspouts won’t be able to get water off of the roof fast enough and you might end
up in a downpour of your own right in the middle of your living room. 4. Porches and patios. Don’t deny your family access to your patio, porch, or deck just because it’s a little too cold to sit outside. You’ll miss all of those beautiful winter skies! Install a fire pit (think s’mores made to order), fireplace, or chimney outdoors so everyone can spend time there year-round. If you close your eyes, you’ll almost feel like summer has returned … or at the very least, you’ll feel warm and cozy. 5. Additions and renovations. If you’re considering adding a room to your house, it’s a good idea to get started before the weather gets too cold. Your contractors will do their best to seal up the gaping hole in your walls where the new room will attach, but even the heaviest plastic can only do so much against harsh weather conditions. If you plan on having a new room by the time your mother-in-law arrives for the holidays, you need to start yesterday. It can take weeks for even a small, one-room renovation to be completed, and that’s after you’ve
Did You Know?
Did you know ...
Deep oceans are home to strange creatures like the vampire squid, which have blue eyes and seem to represent the common ancestor between the squid and the octopus. They use bioluminescent mucus to glow and change patterns to disorient predators. Other oddities include the dragonfish, which uses a long barbell attached to its chin that lights up to lure in prey, and the colossal squid, which scientists believe can grow up to 46 feet long. If these amazing creatures exist, perhaps beings like the Loch Ness Monster aren’t so impossible after all. Animals aren’t the only unbelievable deep sea discoveries. Scientists have also found clusters of hydrothermal vents in the Arctic that are more than four stories tall and spew extremely hot fluid into the sea. With primitive bacteria found on fossils in such vents, these environments could hold the secret to life’s beginnings.
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