Getting Ready for Winter

We are spending some time and money right now trying to make the cold spots disappear! This weekend, we had the transom fixed in the kitchen and re-installed it. We attached a piece of wood to the bottom of the back door and put a sweep on it. I painted over the red on the back door since we are planning to cover it with plastic for the winter and, hopefully, the kitchen will be done by the time we need to uncover it. We put new weather stripping on the back door and fixed the locks and stuff on it. Then we covered the windows in the turret with plastic to get it ready for the Christmas tree. With all the stuff we are doing, we are making quite a change in the feel of the house when it is cold outside. While we are keeping the thermostat down, the house is feeling warmer with less drafts.