What do you do when you leave home for vacation? We usually leave someone at our house! However, if that is not possible there are other things you can do.
- Hold your mail and papers or have a neighbor pick them up.
- Arrange to have your yard mowed if you will be gone very long.
- Purchase timers to be set on a few lights in and out of the house.
- Clean out the refrigerator.
- Turn your thermostat up or down but do not turn it off.
- Turn the water off that runs to your washer.
- Unplug everything you can in the house.
- Empty your trash and have someone take it out on garbage days.
- Always leave an itinerary and contact numbers with someone so you can be reached.
- Drain all kiddie pools and detach hoses from the house and store in garage.
It is best to always make it look as if someone is home but you also have to protect yourself. For example, kiddie pools and water toys are a hazard to children who live around you.
Do you have any tips to share?
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Thanks for that tip Grace! Very, important!