Protect your Patterson home from water damage while you are on summer vacation.

7/18/2017 (Permalink)

If you come home from vacation to water damage from a supply line leak, call SERVPRO of Putnam County at (845) 228-1090

Summer is here and many Hudson Valley families will be going on vacation soon. Take the following steps to make sure that your return home doesn't result in a call to us! 

Make arrangements for someone to watch your house 

• Ask a neighbor or friend to be an emergency contact. 
• Leave written directions for alarm codes and any other information needed to care for your home care for your home. 
• To protect from intruders, a timer can be set on the lights to give the impression that someone is home. Either putting your mail on hold or having someone collect it also helps. 
• Do a walk through your house to make sure all windows are securely closed and locked. 

Protect against water and fire damage 

• Shut off your gas on appliances and the supply tank 
• Turn off the water valves to toilets, washing machines, sinks, and the dishwasher. 
• Unplug electronics to avoid a short that can start a fire 
• Test your smoke detectors 
• Keep your thermostat at a moderate temperature 

Clean up before you leave

• Dispose of your garbage prior to leaving on vacation. It can attract pests and create a foul odor in your home.
• Clean out your refrigerator of perishables
• Double check that all toilets are properly flushed.

Hopefully, by taking these steps you will avoid coming home to a flood or fire damage but if you do, call SERVPRO of Putnam County  at (845) 228-1090 to clean it up.