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The 10 Most Common Winter Home Repairs, Ranked

Subfreezing temperatures, heavy snow loads, and relentless freeze-thaw cycles push residential plumbing, roofing, and heating systems to their breaking point. Here are the 10 most frequent winter home

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  1. A residential house roof covered in deep winter snow with a thick row of long icicles hanging over the eaves and window.
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When temperatures plunge below freezing, water trapped inside pipes, concrete pores, and roof valleys expands by nine percent as it turns to ice. Meanwhile, furnaces and water heaters run overtime. Ranked from minor nuisances to major emergencies, these are the 10 most common winter home repairs.

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