PAINTED DESERT HOME WATCH - St. George,UT archive
Tag: unoccupied home
March 21, 2014
BIG, BAD AND UGLY SURPRISE!!! HOME WATCH HINTS
So you’re a snowbird or a second-home owner preparing your home for your departure! You’ve turned off the main valve for water in the garage. You put the hot water tank on vaction setting. You’ve set the thermostat on 65. You’ve locked all the windows and doors and you even thought to unplug the garage […]
January 16, 2014
WHY WEEKLY HOME CHECKS??? HOME WATCH HINTS
This is the perfect example of why it’s important for us to perform WEEKLY (vs. every-other-week or monthly) checks at your home. It’s amazing how one small leak at your 2nd home can go un-noticed allowing hundreds of gallons of water to empty from your pool into the desert. Imagine if this home was […]
September 6, 2013
What’s the difference between your regular water bill and a $25,000 water leak? HOME WATCH HINTS
What’s the difference between your regular water bill and a $25,000 water leak???? TIME! The amount of time before the problem is discovered and the problem is solved! That’s what makes PAINTED DESERT HOME WATCH of such value to our clients – by being in your home EVERY week and conducting our DETAILED check, we […]
July 22, 2013
Can High Home Temps Open A Freezer Door? HOME WATCH HINTS
Recently we broke up a long road trip by stopping overnight at a friends unoccupied home. Doing what we always do – conduct our usual home inspection – it was quite a surprise to find the freezer door wide open and the freezer full of total ice buildup. Not good, but so happy to have […]
June 24, 2013
Water Leaks Are NO Laughing Matter! HOME WATCH HINTS
Even a tiny leak can turn into a huge, expensive headache and put the integrity of your home at risk. Water leaks cause major damage in a home. For starters, they ruin flooring, destroy wall and ceiling surfaces and harbor the growth of unhealthy molds. The longer water leaks go un-noticed, the more […]
May 12, 2013
St. George, UT Realtors use PAINTED DESERT HOME WATCH for current as well as prior clients!
Many people who buy a home develop a relationship with the realtor they were working with. Often this relationship extends to the new homeowner expecting the realtor to “look-in-on” the home when they snowbird for a few months. It’s hard for any realtor to say “no” when they’ve just earned a nice commission as well […]
