Cottage Safety

Spring is final­ly here, and with the weath­er get­ting warmer, that can only mean one thing; cot­tage sea­son has final­ly begun. It’s time to plan those week­end get­aways to the cot­tage, enjoy the weath­er and have a lot of fun this sum­mer. One thing to remem­ber this sum­mer is that your cot­tage is just like your home; a struc­ture that needs prop­er care and main­te­nance over time. So this sum­mer, let us help you keep your cot­tage safe, sound and secure.

Update and Refresh

Before head­ing up to the cot­tage for a relax­ing week­end, pre­pare it first. Check to see if the car­bon monox­ide and smoke detec­tors are all work­ing and in shape. If not, replace them imme­di­ate­ly. Also, ensure that you have an emer­gency escape plan in place just in case of an emer­gency. Last­ly, make sure to check that all appli­ances are prop­er­ly work­ing. If any fuel-burn­ing appli­ances, such as the gas stove, aren’t in work­ing con­di­tion, look to get that replaced imme­di­ate­ly.

Inform Your Secu­ri­ty Com­pa­ny

When return­ing to your cot­tage this sum­mer, let your secu­ri­ty com­pa­ny know that you are back vis­it­ing your cot­tage and will be doing so this sum­mer. This lets your secu­ri­ty provider know that the cot­tage own­ers will be resid­ing in the home and not mis­take them for intrud­ers. Fur­ther­more, it pro­vides the home­own­ers with peace of mind, know­ing that their secu­ri­ty sys­tem will be work­ing through the sum­mer to make sure they have an enjoy­able sum­mer.

Check For Dam­ages

Dam­ages can be in any form, from a crack in the foun­da­tion or the win­dow to van­dal­ism. What­ev­er the dam­age, you want to catch it right away before it ruins your extend­ed week­end plans. If any destruc­tion is found, try to see where it came from. Also, check your hydro meter and the pow­er lines for vis­i­ble dam­age. If any dam­age is present, call your hydro provider imme­di­ate­ly. How­ev­er, if any dam­age isn’t present, you may want to con­tact your hydro com­pa­ny, ask­ing for an inspec­tion just in case. You nev­er know of the dam­age caused by Moth­er Nature’s wrath.

Stock the Essen­tials

This cot­tage sea­son, make sure you have these cot­tage essen­tials stocked and ready to use at any time:

• First aid kit
• Flash­lights
• Med­i­cines
• Emer­gency food
• Bat­ter­ies
• Emer­gency kit
• Fire extin­guish­er