Don't wait too long to get your house exterior ready for winter

Kya deLongchamps suggests getting outside now to finish those last few winter-battening jobs before the weather turns and the distractions of the season begin.

The insulation in the attic is fluffed up to 300mm, the boiler has been tuned to sing like a siren, and every dastardly draft has been tailored, stuffed and sealed — but what about outside the envelope of your house?

Is the good ship ready for anything that the cold, blustery weather may hurl at it?