Hello, my name is Tim and I operate a house sitting service located in the mountains of Southern California. The question has been asked several times “I have a monitored house alarm system and my neighbors keep an eye on our home from time to time. Why do I need a house sitting service?”
There are several good reasons why every owner of a vacation home needs a good house sitting service.
One of the biggest villains to vacation homes is water. Nothing destroys a house faster and causes more damage than water.
Several years ago the house I own in Crestline had a water pipe burst in between the first and second story. By the time I realized that it was leaking it had already made a whole in my ceiling above my bed about the size of a basketball. Fortunately I was able to fix the ceiling myself however the plumber charged me about three hundred dollars to fix the leak located in between the floor and the ceiling.
A month later I had the dishwasher hose burst. The water leak also put a whole in my ceiling in my bedroom. Just about the time I got that fixed we had another pipe burst at another joint just down from the first leak. That left me with three holes in my bedroom ceiling. I was getting tired of fixing busted pipes with no end in sight. When I bought the house a few years earlier I was told that the original owner replaced all the original plumbing with copper pipes so why all the leaks?
I was asking my plumber the same question when he decided to check the water pressure. He told me that the water pressure for a home should be between 65 and 80 pounds per square inch (PSI). He put the meter up to my water outlet and my water pressure measured 120 PSI. My plumber installed a water pressure regulator and set the PSI to 75. I haven’t had any trouble with busted pipes and it’s been about eight years since I have had any leaks.
The reason I told you that story is because water leaks are a very common problem from pipes bursting, especially in mountain communities, to water heaters leaking. If you don’t have a reliable service performing regular check ups you are asking for trouble. This is just one area where a house sitting service pays for itself many times over.
The problems I encountered at my Crestline home was costly and inconvenient but as I look back and realize just how bad it could have been if we hadn’t been home for a few weeks. The costs would have been a hundred times worse. Whether you are just leaving your home for a week or for a year, you really need to consider all the benefits that a house sitting service has to offer.
If you have a home in the Lake Arrowhead-Crestline area and would like to talk to us about setting up a “customized house sitting service” please follow this link. http://www.crestlinehomewatchers.com
Timothy Fay, Owner
As a resident of Crestline for over 11 years I have definitely seen the need for a home watch company that caters to the specific needs of its customers.
I bought and fixed up my first home in 1985 and have bought and fixed up 3 more since then. I also have been a landlord for over eleven years. I worked as a finish carpenter for over 3 years and worked as a framer for over 10 years. I also worked in customer service as a trucking dispatcher for over 17 years.
I started Crestline Home Watchers with you the customer in mind. We can customize a check list of duties that will meet your specific needs. Whether it is having your home well maintained, or having champagne on ice waiting for you. Crestline Home Watchers is behind the scenes to make your life more comfortable.
Author: Tim Fay
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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