NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As the Midstate deals with below freezing temperatures, experts are saying preparing your home now can save you a lot of money later.
Jessica Ashworth's family's home is older has been with them awhile.
Ashworth said since it's an older home plumbers said she needs to take even more precautions to protect it.
"We have copper pipes," Ashworth said. "They'll bust and it'll flood your house."
Ashworth said to combat that she kicks up her unit a couple of notches to keep the pipes warmer. Additionally, she said she also makes sure her faucets outside are covered.
"Busted pipes are pretty costly repairs," Ashworth said. "If they bust inside your home, they can ruin most of your floors, most of your walls, most of your furniture and things like that."
Managing plumber, Joseph Brannon, with Martin Heating, Cooling and Plumbing said other ways to protect your home from bursting pipes is letting your faucets drip, opening your cabinets and getting a faucet cover.
"Most of the time you're not going to even see a frozen water pipe until the spring hits and you start using your hose," Brannon said. "Then you'll start noticing water in the house, water in the crawlspace stuff like that and that comes from the frozen hose bib in the winter."
He added if you don't take precautions, you'll probably end up giving them a call.
"You're not going to have any water for the biggest thing and if you don't have any water...it's not right away that it'll start leaking it's usually when it defrosts, you'll start noticing leaks pop up because your water line did freeze."
Brannon adds for your heating system, keeping your thermostat in the 60s can help protect your home too.