What is Home Watch?

If you have never heard the term “home watch,” you are not alone. We often get a puzzled look when saying that Detailed Home Check is a home watch business, quickly followed, “what is home watch?”

Home watch is more commonly recognized in other parts of the country such as Florida and Arizona, but not as much in the heart of the Midwest. Home watch is also known as home check, house watch, house check, home concierge services, home inspection, house sitting, and absentee homeowner services. However, some of those terms are a little misleading when it comes to the services provided as home watch is not an official home inspection nor do home watch professionals stay at your home as a house sitter traditionally does.

Home watch is a service provided to homeowners who are gone for extended periods of time. A visual check of their property is done at regular intervals covering both the exterior and interior of the home to look for irregularities or obvious problems.

At Detailed Home Check, we bring our checklist to our customers and then customize it based on their needs for their property. No home is the same, therefore the checklists are revised to reflect the homeowners' needs.

Over our time serving customers in the Indianapolis area, we have seen numerous issues arise that may result in serious damage if not addressed such as:

• Plumbing leaks

• Roof leaks

• Running toilets

• Frozen pipes

• Irrigation issues

• HVAC problems

• Rodents

• Tripped breakers to the refrigerator / freezer

• Pool cover pump malfunction

• Mail forwarding problems

• Dead car batteries

• Leaking / exploded beverage cans

In addition to looking for obvious issues, we help our customers’ homes not look vacant by sweeping the front porch, removing flyers, etc. Our goal is to serve our customers and treat their homes like we treat our own home helping prevent any minor issues from turning into major problems or expenses. We also know that being out of town poses challenges when maintaining a home, so we offer concierge services such as coordinating house cleaning and regular maintenance or getting the house ready for unexpected family stopping through by adjusting the thermostat, turning on the water and water heater, so their home is prepared for guests.

As a fully insured and bonded local business, our Indianapolis area customers have peace of mind when they are gone. Contact us today for a free consultation and to learn more about home watch at 317.537.7225.