Professional Property Managers in Wayne, NJ

Wintertime brings additional challenges to Manhattan homeowners with the city’s usual snow, ice, strong winds and plunging temperatures. Many of our clients live in brownstones, which presents unique problems due to the porous nature of the building material, allowing water to infiltrate the stone. Top Hat Home Services provides ongoing home maintenance to prevent more costly and time-consuming issues from arising. There are special seasonal tasks we perform every winter to keep New York homes in like-new condition. These include inspection of the boiler, gas fireplaces and water heater. Here are a few other items on our checklist to keep the outside elements where they belong during northeast winters. The leaves are gone from the trees, but perhaps not from your gutters (unless you’re a Top Hat client!). If the leaves are not removed, gutters might overflow plus you could get ice dams, which cause major damage. When gutters overflow, water runs down the side of your house which can lead to increased deterioration and potential penetration into your home. Here's a fun fact: Reverse the direction of your ceiling fan to rotate clockwise to save as much as 10% on energy costs. This pulls down warmer air so your thermostat doesn’t have to work as hard.