While You’re Away On Holidays, Protect Your House With These Tips
Going away and want to protect your house? You’ve packed your bags and made travel arrangements, but before you get on the plane, take some time to secure your house while you’re away. As popular months for holidays, December & January are also the peak months for home burglaries.
The majority of us look forward to time off for months, and it may be the only chance to enjoy a few back-to-back days without stress from the
usual pressures of work and life. While on holidays, protecting your house is just as crucial as protecting your belongings.
A good security plan involves many different elements, and trying to manage them all at the same time as your travel preparations can feel overwhelming. But you can make the process comparatively stress-free if you concentrate on one aspect of your security at a time.
Going on a longer trip than just a few days? Keep in mind that grass grows quickly, and that an unkempt lawn (at least in some neighbourhoods) suggests an unoccupied home. In order to take care of the lawn and hedges while you are away, hire a neighbourhood kid. In this manner, your house will look lived in, and as an added bonus, the landscaping will look fantastic when you get home.
Turn Off Water Mains & Gas
If a pipe bursts while you’re away, the incident could result in thousands of litres of water flooding your home. Spend some time turning off the water mains before leaving for the airport. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Hire A Pet Sitter
Having someone you can trust continue to live there is the best way to ensure that your home is secure while you are away. You might be fortunate enough to have a neat and responsible relative who will temporarily move in and take care of the plants, feed the animals, and pick up the newspaper. If not, you can hire someone to watch your home and pets while you’re away. Maybe buy a blue nose pitbull? Although it may be expensive, this option covers all the necessary bases.
Hold Your Mail
Call your local post office to ask them to halt mail delivery while you’re away for longer than a few days. Mail can be held for three to thirty days. In many places, you can even request to stop receiving mail online. Enter only your address and the start and end dates. Your helpful Australia Post Postal Service is providing this as a service. Visit the Australia Post: Hold Mail Service Page to submit a stop mail request online here: https://auspost.com.au/receiving/manage-your-mail/redirect-hold-mail/hold-mail
Don’t Tell Everyone
When discussing your trip, use caution. The best place to announce that you’ll be gone for a month isn’t on your blog. It’s also a good idea to be aware of your surroundings when discussing your trip in public places like restaurants or even at work. Make sure your kids are also discreet. No one is advocating that you should be wary of everyone you meet, but even a casual comment has the potential to have unintended and regrettable effects. The less information you disseminate, the lower the likelihood that it will be absorbed by the incorrect ears and eyes.
Maintain Your Property
If you’re a responsible homeowner who regularly cuts your lawn and things start to look overgrown and neglected, it’s easy for people to assume that you’re not home. Hire someone to take care of the landscaping tasks while you’re away. If you have several pets, hiring a pet sitter to come to your house instead of boarding them might be more economical. In many places, hiring a pet sitter will cost about the same as boarding two or three animals in a kennel. In doing so, you’ll also be reducing the stress and resentment your pet feels.
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