DIY home guide: Winter
How to protect the value of your property, cut energy costs, avoid costly repairs, and spiff up your surroundings this winter.
Be fire ready
Cost: $40
Once a year, look at the gauge on your fire extinguisher to see if it's still charged. If you need a new one, buy an extinguisher that works on both kitchen and electrical fires and isn't too heavy to carry. The National Fire Protection Association recommends a multipurpose model that's labeled "ABC."
NEXT: Check your detectors
Last updated January 28 2011: 4:46 PM ET
