Found 1 blog entry tagged as Tahoe real estate: advice on winterizing your Tahoe home.

Tahoe weather can be unpredictable. The mercury can be in the 40s one day, and dip to below zero a week. Tips for Winterizing Tahoe HomesTemperature swings of 40 to 50 degrees are common here in the mountains, and homeowners are well advised to take double precautions when winterizing their homes. 

I learned this the hard way. One winter we were out of the country, and advised our departing guests to just leave the heat on at the Truckee house. It was December, we'd be home in less than two weeks, and it seemed easier to just leave the heat on than to explain how to shut the water off to the house and drain the pipes. (Almost all homes here in Tahoe are plumbed with a "low point," such that the water can be easily drained from the pipes with the turn of a key.) 

Ten days later, we…

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