Ins ide Home Winter i zat ion
Q Who is your client base and are you currently accepting new clients?
Peak Home Management Todd Sherwood
? A Most of our client base is secondary/vacation homeowners who do not rent their properties. These are seasonal homeowners who may use their residences anywhere from just a few weeks per year up to eight months and leave for the winter. Our clients want to ensure that their home is cared for and watched while they are away. Due to the robust real estate market our area has experienced in the past 18 months, our client base has grown, and we continue to accept new homeowners. What are the most important things to do when winterizing your home? The approach to winterize a home depends on if the homeowner is going to visit the residence during the winter or if they are not returning until the spring. If the home will not be visited, many homeowners choose to turn off their water and winterize their plumbing systems. For those who will continue to visit their residence, ensuring that pipes do not freeze is the highest priority and your home’s heating system is the most critical component. I advocate testing your heating system during the fall so that any issues can be addressed prior to freezing temperatures. Check your system fuel levels, inspect/clear heating vents, and replace your HVAC air filter. Winterize water supply pipes in uninsulated areas such as crawlspaces by wrapping them with foam pipe insulation. If possible, exterior faucets (hose bibs) should have their water supply turned off inside the house. Disconnect garden hoses and use insulated covers on the hose bibs.
Q Tell us a little about Peak Home Management and why you got into the business?
A PEAK Home Management specializes in Home Watch Services for seasonal property owners in the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. I saw a need in our area for a professionalized approach to monitoring and caring for properties while owners are away from their residences. PEAK provides regularly scheduled visits to your home and conducts comprehensive interior and exterior
visual inspections. Following each visit, we provide homeowners with a detailed post-inspection email report with photos of the residence. My family are full-time Highlands residents and PEAK wishes to enhance the Plateau lifestyle for those who also call this special area “home.” Prior to starting PEAK Home Management, I was a financial investment professional for 20 years and advocate
monitoring and enhancing your wealth portfolio. Your home is an asset and a provider of life-long memories. Do not leave it unattended, leave it in our care.
Peak Home Management, LLC
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