Fall is a season of many changes, and it's also the harbinger of winter. As a homeowner, you may feel an increased urgency to accomplish some home and landscaping maintenance tasks before winter hits. Many of these home and landscape maintenance tasks may involve reaching high places.

Whether you have a fear of heights or not, you can access high spots more safely from an aerial lift with a safety harness than from a simple ladder. Here are some fall projects that may require or benefit from rental lift equipment.

Hanging Holiday Lighting and Decor

Whether you go all out for every holiday starting with Halloween or whether you just want to put up a few modest lights before December arrives, rental equipment can help you hang holiday decor easily and safely. For example, if you're hanging lights on trees or placing inflatable decorations on your rooftop, an aerial lift can help you get there and back to the ground safely.

Tree Pruning

While some types of trees may need less frequent pruning, other trees (such as fruit trees) likely require a pruning session every year to stay as healthy as possible. And since late fall is a dormant time for deciduous varieties, it's typically a great time to prune.

Climbing a tree while holding pruning equipment, though, could be unsafe as well as difficult. An aerial lift can help you reach the very tops of your trees to ensure even, full-coverage pruning without any hazardous climbing.

Gutter Care and Cleaning

You may be planning to install or replace your gutter guards this year. Or, you may simply need to give your gutters a good cleaning out so they won't become clogged up with this fall's dead leaves.

Either way, getting to the gutters safely can be tricky, but rental aerial lifts can help circumvent this problem. Even gutters on the second story can be reachable if you have a good aerial lift truck. Don't forget to check the gutters for signs of damage while you're at it. Tightening fasteners or replacing gutter anchors are other gutter care tasks you may need to perform from a lift.

Window Cleaning and Protection

Like your gutters, the windows on your home's second story may be difficult to access for fall maintenance. But with an aerial lift, you can easily get to any windows to clean them from the outside, with no long unwieldy poles needed. You can also install storm windows or shutters or take down summertime awnings while you're up there.

Fruit Picking

Another tree-related fall task (if you're lucky enough to have a fruit tree) is fruit picking. Many fruits, such as apples and pears, ripen in the fall.

While you can pick up the fruit after it falls to the ground, picking it off the tree can avoid any bruising and trauma it could experience on the way down. This results in higher-quality fruit, which is great whether you're planning to sell the fruit or eat it yourself.

Chimney Care

While you should have your chimney professionally inspected for safety before you start using it in the fall, you may be able to perform some home maintenance tasks as well. For instance, you can check the chimney cap for damage after a storm, sweep any debris from behind the chimney, and check the flashing around the chimney's base for cracking or other damage.

These tasks require you to get high enough up to inspect your chimney closely, however. Climbing on the roof is typically considered unsafe, so choosing an aerial lift can be your best option.

Your home and landscape maintenance tasks this fall don't have to be laborious or involve a lot of climbing. Renting an aerial lift from Ever-Joy Rent All is an easy and effective way to help you reach those out-of-the-way spots like the upstairs gutters or the top of your apple tree. Get in touch today to learn more about the extensive selection of rental equipment we carry.