Get your house through winter without the emergency call.
Frozen pipes, drafty doors, ice dams, a furnace that won't fire, and the night the power goes out. The Winter Home is all twenty winter guides in one 109-page PDF: the prep that stops the damage, and the repairs for when winter gets there first.
Instant PDF download · Yours to keep, no subscription · $120 if bought one guide at a time
Winter problems don't wait for business hours.
- The furnace clicks on, then nothing. It's below freezing outside and the earliest service slot is Thursday.
- The heating bill jumped this month and I have no idea why.
- One bedroom is always cold, no matter where the thermostat is set.
- I honestly don't know where our main water shutoff is.
- There are icicles all along the gutter, and now a stain on the ceiling underneath them.
Straight to the fix. Clear about when it isn't yours to do.
- Labeled diagramsSo you know which part you're looking at before you touch it.
- A real cost comparisonParts and time against what a company charges just to show up.
- When to call a proA clear stop line in every guide, plus a troubleshooting table.
- °F and °C, ft and mBoth units throughout. Pipe sizes stay in inches.
Twenty guides, in four parts.
Each part is also sold as its own five-guide kit, and every guide is sold on its own for $6. The Winter Home puts all twenty in one file.
Winter plumbing
- How to Keep Your Pipes from Freezing$6 →
- The Water Heater Fall Tune-Up$6 →
- How to Winterize an Irrigation System$6 →
- The Sump Pump Winter Check$6 →
- Find Your Main Shutoff & Burst-Pipe Plan$6 →
Drafts & insulation
- Weatherstrip & Sweep Exterior Doors$6 →
- Attic Air-Sealing & Insulation Top-Up$6 →
- Ice Dams: Prevent Them, Remove Them Safely$6 →
- Pre-Winter Roof & Flashing Check$6 →
- Indoor Humidity: The Winter Setting$6 →
In every guide: labeled diagrams, a real cost comparison, a troubleshooting table, a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, and a printable checklist as its last page.
Free: diagnose it first.
Quick answers to the most common winter problems. If the quick answer isn't enough, the full illustrated guide is above.
- PlumbingFrozen pipe? What to do right now
- PlumbingWater heater making a popping noise?
- HeatingFurnace won't turn on? 5 checks before a service call
- HeatingWhy is my heating bill so high?
- HeatingHeat pump blowing cold air or iced up?
- HeatingOne room colder than the rest?
- Roof & atticIce dams: prevent and remove them safely
- SafetySpace heater tripping the breaker?
- Free printable · instant downloadSprinkler winterizing decision checklist
All of the quick answers in one place: the free winter home repair guide →
All of winter, or just the part that's broken.
The Winter Home
$120 bought one guide at a time · $56 as the four kits
- All four parts: winter plumbing, drafts & insulation, heating, winter safety
- A printable checklist at the end of every guide
- Instant download. Print it for the garage or keep it on your phone
The Complete Library
$264 one at a time · $88 as the two libraries
- The 20 winter guides plus the 24 year-round repairs: irrigation, HVAC, bathroom, kitchen, laundry
- A contents spread at the front, so you can find the repair you have at two in the morning
Only need one part? Each five-guide kit is $14.
Or buy a single guide for $6: every guide in What's inside has its own link.
Keep track of the work, not just the repair.
Year-round repairs (sprinklers, AC, bathroom, kitchen, laundry) are in The Core Library. Every guide is on the Fix-It Playbook page.
Before you buy
What do I get for $39?
One 109-page PDF with all 20 Fix-It Playbook winter guides, in four parts: winter plumbing, drafts and insulation, heating, and winter safety. Every guide has labeled diagrams, a real cost comparison, a troubleshooting table, a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, and a printable checklist as its last page.
I only have one problem. Can I buy just that guide?
Yes. Every guide is $6 on its own, and each five-guide kit is $14. All twenty bought one at a time come to $120, and the four kits come to $56. The Winter Home is $39.
Does it work in Celsius and meters?
Yes. Every guide gives temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Celsius and measurements in both feet and meters. Pipe sizes are given in inches.
How do I get the file?
Checkout is on the product page itself. The PDF is an instant download: print it for the garage or keep it on your phone. It is yours to keep, with no subscription.
What is the difference between The Winter Home and The Complete Library?
The Winter Home is the 20 winter guides for $39. The Complete Library is all 44 guides — the same 20 plus the 24 year-round repairs for irrigation, HVAC, bathroom, kitchen and laundry — in one 226-page file for $79. Bought as the two separate libraries, that is $88.
Will it tell me when a job isn't DIY?
Yes. Every guide has a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, so you know which jobs are yours to do and which are not.
Winter's coming either way.
Get all twenty guides tonight, or start with the free answers.