If you're about to go off on vacation, you'll enjoy your break a lot more if you know your home is well taken care of while you are on your getaway. Here are some great tips:
Leave your house secure and safe
Reduce your stress while you're on holiday by asking a trusted neighbour to look after your house. Make sure that they have spare keys, the alarm details and your contact numbers while you're away. Before you leave test your alarm system and inform your security company of the arrangements made. Bolt and lock any alternate access to your home, like a side gate, and pack away in any garden tools, garden furniture and kid's toys. To safeguard your appliances from any electrical faults while you're away, unplug anything that isn't necessary, as well as empty your fridge, freezer and garbage can.
What about your plants?
The best bet would be to ask a friend or neighbour to look after your plants while you're on your getaway. Another option is to have a sprinkler system that is connected to a timer which would also take care of your car. If none of these are practical, mulch the garden beds before you leave and then give them a good watering, while moving any potted plants into the shade. As for indoor plants, a useful tip is to cut an absorbent cloth into strips and lay one end into a bowl of water and the other in on the pop-up. This way the pop-up will draw water through the cloth while you're away.
House-sitters
If you have pets house-sitters are a great idea. You may choose to have a house-sitter who lives in house or one who just stops in daily to check on the house and feed your pets. Many people make use of a house-sitter service and you could possibly get a recommendation from someone you know who has used one before.
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