Happy Fall!

Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and pretty soon the leaves will be changing from green to all those spectacular colors here in southern Connecticut. Mother Nature’s color display will not last long before those beautiful leaves will be hitting the ground and home owners will be raking like crazy to clean up and prepare their lawns for winter.

The key word for Fall season is PREPARE – time to not only enjoy the change of  season but also time to get your home and property ready for Winter. Here are some helpful tips to button up your home and property to prepare for Winter:

1) Lawn & Yard Maintenance – Those beautiful leaves need to be cleaned out of your gutters before they rot and cause water damage to gutters and water spill over onto the walkways and yard. Left over leaves in gutters can also dam up and cause damage to the interior walls of your attic area.

2) Flower Beds – clean, trim, fertilize plants and lawns (once all the leaves are gone).

3) Roof Inspection – while you’re up there cleaning out gutters, check your roof for any damaged shingles or tiles to prevent leaks when snow piles up on the roof.

4) Driveway & Decks – repair cracks and reseal driveways. Check out decks, porches for damaged supports, stairs & railings. Apply a new coat of deck sealer or stain to decks.

5) Chimney, Fireplace & Flu’s – check the outside of your chimney for cracks and damaged joints & patch where necessary. Clean out the flu to your fireplace or wood stove to remove creosote build-up, creosote can ignite, causing chimney fires. If unable to perform flu inspection/clean out yourself, hire a professional Chimney Sweep to be on the safe side.

6) Heating System – Hire a professional HVAC technician or have your oil or gas company perform a yearly tune-up. Remove or cover window air conditioners, cover central ac outdoor units.

7) Windows & Doors – Caulk windows and weather strip doors to prevent drafts (doing this will cut down on heat loss & reduce heating costs). Remove & store screens on windows & doors and install storm windows & doors.

8) Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors – change batteries and test all smoke/fire/carbon monoxide detectors and replace if defective.

9) Supplies – check your snow shovels, ice scrapers, ready your snow blower and stock up on salt or calcium chloride and fire wood before the winter rush begins. it’s always better to prepare early to avoid the hardware store or Home Depot rush just before the first blast of Winter is predicted.

These are just some of the common preparedness tips – you might also want to start a home inventory of all your possessions, inside and outside. This is a great time to include a walk through of your home to start, continue or update your existing home inventory –

I do hope you have one.

If you haven’t had the time to perform a home inventory, please make this a part of your Fall preparedness. Even if you go through your home and make a list of your possessions, make a video or take pictures, it’s one of the most important things you need to do. Anything is better than nothing to prepare for any natural disaster, home disaster or home invasion. Know what you own and record the value, create an inventory catalog. If this task is to daunting for you or you just don’t have the time, call us at Fairfield Home Inventory for help.

It’s also a good idea to pull out your Home Insurance Policy to see if your up to date on your home repair and theft coverage.

Have a safe and healthy fall!

Summer is on its way out and Hurricane season is upon us –

whether we have an active season or not remains to be seen. As a home owner you should consider protecting your personal belongings by documenting all your possessions before disaster happens. If you haven’t had the time or patience to perform your own asset documentation, now might be the time to consider calling Fairfield Home Inventory to help you with this daunting task.

Whether you need a complete comprehensive home inventory or just an Express Documentation of your favorite collections or antiques, we at Fairfield Home Inventory can make it a simple task using our proprietary inventory software.

Having a comprehensive inventory is also an invaluable tool that can help verify losses for income tax deductions, estate planning, keeping track of lost or damaged items when moving and keeping track of all items in an offsite storage facility. There are many more reasons you should know what you own and the value of each item, personal or business.

Remember, It’s our responsibility as homeowners and business owners to protect ourselves – NOT the Insurance Company’s, Document, Document and Document!  The cost of a home or business inventory is minimal compared to the thousands of dollars you could lose without one! Whether you choose to do one yourself or call us at Fairfield Home Inventory, please be aware of the importance of having a comprehensive catalog of all your possessions.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and stay safe!

Let us all celebrate the Fourth of July in a safe way. Instead of shooting off fireworks around your house and in your neighborhood, attend your local CT community sponsored fireworks display.

Have a Happy and Safe Independence Day!

Best regards and Happy Mother’s Day to all Mom’s out there…hope you all have a wonderful day today!

The National Weather Service and local governments are issuing the following weather statement for all of Fairfield County CT:

Fairfield County area Fire Managers are advising that elevated fire weather potential continues today. While winds will remain just below red flag criteria today, they will become gusty out of the southwest this afternoon with very low relative humidity values. Extremely low fuel moisture will result in enhanced fire weather behavior. In addition, ignition potential remains very high

It is advised that you check with your local fire department or forestry service before doing any open burning.

This time of year many homeowners are cleaning out brush and dead vegetation left over from last summer and winter. Some homeowners rake, pile and burn to get ready for the coming growing season – in many localities permits are required but in many cases homeowners are not required to get a permit or just don’t think of it as necessary. Always call your local town offices or Fire Department to check in with them about open burning.

I go to Cove Island Park in Stamford regularly and lately folks have already started using the barbeque areas for picnics and family gatherings. If you’ve started any of these activities please be aware of the fire dangers. If you are using your outdoor home BBQ’s. grass, bushes, outdoor plants and trees are very dry. Be aware of your grill and never leave unattended, be especially vigilant, make sure everything is turned off (if gas fueled) or fire completely out ( if using charcoal) before leaving it. You might also want to move your grill away from your house, if it’s too close –  protect your home in case something unexpected does happen.

Enjoy the nice spring weather but please be careful!

Natural disasters, accidental home disasters or home invasions can happen during any season of the year. Hopefully it will never happen to you but in case of an emergency, be prepared.

Protect your personal and business possessions by having an asset inventory of all your belongings. Even if you prefer to do it yourself, by all means record and document the contents of your home, garage, or any storage facilities you might have.

You won’t realize until a catastrophic event happens how difficult it is to remember everything that was damaged or destroyed in order to be treated fairly by your insurance company. It’s our responsibility as homeowners and business owners to protect ourselves – NOT the Insurance Company’s, Document, Document and Document! 

If you’ve put it off in the past and can’t find the time to perform your own home inventory, call us at Fairfield Home Inventory to set up an appointment for a free consultation.

Springtime, New Beginnings!

It’s time for Spring Cleaning!  Time to clean out clutter and remove the cobwebs from all corners of your home. Now is the perfect time to take stock of all your possessions from attic to basement to garage. You can also organize items for that spring garage sale or gather unwanted items to give away to family members or donate to you favorite charity.

We at Fairfield Home Inventory can help you organize and simplify this task by offering a professional third party documentation of all your belongings.  Our comprehensive packages are affordable and will save you thousands of dollars in case of disaster or home invasion.

We also offer an Inventory Express Package.  Let us catalog your Garage or Tag Sale with our inexpensive express package – quick and easy, we’ll come in and take high quality photos and download them to our software for a wonderful catalog display that you can download to your computer or tablet. Our catalog software includes tabs for you to organize your sale items by original purchase price, sale price, warranty info, appraisal info, estate planning and much more.

Let us help you get organized and set up your inventory. For more information about our services call or email us at Fairfield Home Inventory today.

Phone: 203-914-5391

Email: info@fairfieldhomeinventory.com

WHAT IS A HOME INVENTORY?

A home inventory is a detailed list, including high definition photos, put into a high quality catalog with details of the personal property or assets located in your home or business. Your list should also include property that you have stored elsewhere, perhaps in a garage or storage unit.

WHY DO YOU NEED ONE?

An inventory is especially important for insurance purposes. When you make an insurance claim for damaged, lost, or stolen property, your insurance policy will require you to show the quantity, description, serial number (if available), and possibly the amount of loss associated with each item.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING OFF DOING YOUR OWN INVENTORY?

Let Fairfield Home Inventory help you protect your possessions, by creating a personalized catalog of all your personal or business belongings.

The cost of a home or business inventory is minimal compared to the thousands of dollars you could lose without one!

Don’t put if off any longer, call or email us today for a list of services or to set up an appointment for a FREE estimate – you’ll be surprised at how affordable the cost of “Peace of Mind” really is.

Phone: 203-914-5391 OR Email: info@fairfieldhomeinventory.com

A Happy and Healthy New Year to All – Best wishes for 2016!

Start this year by resolving to inventory all your personal and business possessions.

Document what you have BEFORE it gets destroyed, damaged or stolen.

Don’t put it off any longer; the cost of a professional home inventory is minimal compared to the thousands of dollars you could lose without one!

Call or email Fairfield Home Inventory for details and a free consultation.

Phone: 203-914-5391 or  Email : info@fairfieldhomeinventory.com