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Vacation Plans? Keep Your Home Protected!

Thinking of taking an end of the summer trip? Or, if you plan vacations every year, it is important to keep in mind how you will keep your home secured while you are away. According to Direct Energy, the two specific areas to focus on are “preventing crime (such as break-ins) and eliminating potential safety hazards (such as flooding).

Some of the tips that they share to help prevent crime include:
1. Arrange to stop mail or have a neighbor collect your mail
2. Arrange to have someone keep up with landscaping at your home, such as mowing your lawn, so that its appearance stays the same
3. Keep your blinds at a normal height
4. Do not share information about your trip

Some tips to help eliminate safety hazards include:
1. Turn off your water and install a warning system to detect leaks
2. Consider upgrading to a mobile way of controlling your thermostat – this will allow you to control the moisture building up at your home
3. If you have a neighbor that you trust, leave them with a key so that they can respond if they see an emergency disaster occurring at your home
4. Have your drainage system inspected to ensure that there are no problems with your plumbing
5. Clean out your gutters so that rainwater can drain properly in case of storms

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It is so important to plan ahead to keep your property protected – especially if you are going to be away for an extended period of time. Being prepared also includes a plan of how you will respond if a disaster occurs, which can be difficult to think about as a homeowner. But, planning for the worst can allow you to have the best results should devastation occur. PURO-TEC PROPERTY RESTORATION encourages you to look into our emergency services, and how we could help you at a time of disaster.