Vacation or Extended Business Trip?
Leaving home for a week or more? I suggest you consider taking the following precautions.
- Give a trip itinerary and emergency numbers to a trusted friend or neighbor.
- Remove all “hidden” exterior house keys.
- Let your security company know you will be out of town.
- Stop your newspaper, mail and package deliveries through the U.S. Postal Service.
- Turn off the water and gas supply to prevent leaks or water damage while you’re away.
- Make arrangements for a friend, family member or neighbor to take care of your home, including maintenance of your lawn and care of the family pet.
- Put lights, radios and televisions on timers to give the impression that your home is being lived in while you’re gone.
- Make sure that valuables are not in plain sight from exterior windows.
- Consider engraving identification information on larger items such as stereos and televisions.
- Check all doors and windows to ensure locks are working properly.
This way you return to “Home Sweet Home” not “Anxiety Abode”
Filed under: Uncategorized on May 25th, 2007
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