Get Your Home Ready For Your Vacation

Get Your Home Ready For Your Kacation Take some precautions in the house before you leave on your dream vacation. This will give you a peace of mind during your holidays, and you will come back to your clean and welcoming home. Reep It Clean Come back to a clean and fresh home. Take Out The Trash Empty The Fridge The U.S. throws away 36 000 000 tons of food annually. Give away any produce that will go off in the time of your absence to neighbours, or for charity. Empty all trash cans and save yourself the stench of old rotting rubbish. Gross Fact: One in ten don't change their bed linen more than Change The Sheets Empty The Garbage Disposal once a month. A. Make a fresh bed for your first night home after your trip Leave the garbage disposal food-free, so it won't rot while you're away Keep It Conserved Don't waste resources in your absence Set a Timer Unplug All Appliances You waste between $219 and $1314 on standby energy annually Install a lights timer. It's cheap and easy, it willact as burglary prevention, but won't drain Save on your electricity bill. and prevent any accidents, by pulling the plug on your elec- tric appliances your electricity bill Stop The Thermostat Shut Off The Water If you rely on a thermostat to automatically heat or cool your home, pause it. This way you won't use the Stop the water supply inside the house, to prevent any accidental floods energy in vain teep It Conserved Your home is your castle Protect it Leave Your Keys With a Trusted Friend Lock All Doors 228,900 (2.6%) households experi- AND Windows enced a break-in in 2013-2014 Leave a set of keys to someone you trust to feed your pet, water your plants, or just in case of emergencies Double check if you've locked all doors AND windows, the small bathroom window too Scan Your Passport Cut The Shrubs 400 000 pickpocket incidents occur around the world each day Send copies of your ID and travel documents to your email Make sure your doorway will be clearly visible by your neighbours, just in case Sources http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/dont-forget-to-do-these-things-before-leaving-on-vacation-218184 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745649/The-grubby-truth-wash-sheets-One-ten-don-t-change-bed-linen-month.html http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-i-end-up-throwing-out-so-much-food-1429630602 http://aussiehomeenergy.comau/html/standby.html http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/absa.nsf/mf/4530.0 http://www.clevertravelcompanion.com/blogs/news/8681561-some-pickpocketing-stats-and-facts http://www.allianz.com.au/home-insurance/news/tips-to-secure-home Created by Cleaners