Weld County, Colorado

What this place does to a house

• Weld County is an EPA Zone 1 radon area — the highest band. A $15 test kit settles it; most homes here have never been tested.
• With ~176 freeze days a year, one forgotten garden hose can crack a pipe inside your wall. We'll ping you before the first freeze.

The numbers we plan around

Frost

First frost usually lands around October 4, and the last one lets go around May 9 — figure ~176 freezing days in between.

The air

Dry-leaning most of the year — moisture problems are rare here, but sneaky.

The load

Heating season rules the calendar — the furnace does the year's heavy lifting.

Termites

Light pressure across this part of the country — a regional band, not a guess at your street.

Radon

EPA Zone 1 — the highest band. A $15 test settles it; most homes here have never run one.

Wildfire

Wildfire risk shows up in dry years — worth a spring look at what grows against the house.

What jobs cost here

Labor here runs about 5% above the national average — every price band on this site adjusts for it.

• Flush your water heater$125–$235 herenational: $120–$225
• Chimney sweep and inspection$160–$370 herenational: $150–$350
• Fall heating-season checkup$95–$200 herenational: $90–$190

The year here, at a glance

Planned for a typical local house — a 1980s–'90s build on a basement with a gas furnace, tank water heater, and shingle roof, on city water and sewer. Different house?The app rebuilds the year around yours.

1. January13 tasks
2. February12 tasks
3. March12 tasks
4. April12 tasks
5. May11 tasks
6. June11 tasks
7. July8 tasks
8. August6 tasks
9. September8 tasks
10. October14 tasks
11. November10 tasks
12. December6 tasks

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