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November 2026 · The Spruce Gulch team
Getting your rental ready for winter
Five small things that save a frozen pipe, a big bill and a cold night.
Winter in the hills is hard on houses. Most of the repair calls we get between December and March could have been a two-minute job in November.
Keep the heat at 55 degrees or more when you travel. Open the cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls when it drops below zero. Unhook garden hoses. Tell us about drafty windows now, while there is time to fix them. And know where your water shut-off is: there is a tag on it in every home we manage.
If something does freeze, call the repair line any hour. Do not use an open flame to thaw a pipe.