Owning a holiday home brings additional responsibilities during the winter months. This checklist will give you the information you’ll need to protect your holiday home during this time.
- Book a drain down for your holiday home
- Turn your stopcock off every time you leave your holiday home between 31 October – 1 March
- Close all windows and skylights securely to minimise moisture getting into your holiday home
- Empty and clean out fridges and freezer, disconnect from the power supply and leave the doors ajar
- Leave internal doors open to allow airflow, this will help prevent condensation build up
- Stack any removable upholstery and mattresses away from the outer walls and place in the middle of the room
- Place moisture traps around the rooms as this will extract the moisture in the air and reduce condensation
- If you have an alarm, ensure it is switched on
- Remove all valuables and leave cupboards and curtains open
- Place a sign in the window to say ‘no valuables have been left in this holiday home and the alarm is on'
- Have your combination boiler and/or water heaters serviced, this will help prevent any unexpected breakdowns
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