How to prepare an apartment for a long trip

The situation may be related to vacations, business trips, family trips to friends, relatives. At this time, the apartment remains unattended for a long time and options are possible that lead to unpleasant incidents and problems. To minimize the latter, you must:

• Protect yourself from thieves;
• Make obligatory payments for services;
• Check communications;
• To clean up;
• Solve the issue of indoor plants, animals.

Protection against the penetration of thieves includes the installation of reliable locks, doors, bars, alarms, video surveillance cameras. If there is no money for all of the above, other methods are used.

Among the latter is an imitation of presence. You can, for example, leave the nightlight turned on near the window. Its light is visible at night and will scare away unwanted guests. Be sure to agree with the neighbors on the regular release of the mailbox from correspondence. Do not leave drying clothes on the balcony.

Payment of services in advance will exclude situations in which, for example, due to insignificant debt, electricity can be cut off. Saves interest on interest. Among the payments required: rent, concierge services, security.

Departing for a long time, you need to check the heating system, water supply. The best option is to disable them. If it is impossible to do this, the possibility of leaks should be eliminated, since the cost of this is not comparable with the repair, which, in the event of an accident, will have to be done by neighbors and yourself. In addition, be sure to block the gas.

When restoring order, they decide to turn off the refrigerator. If it is not possible due to the presence of frozen food in it, you should remove from the cells everything that may deteriorate before you return.

The list of works also:

• Cleaning of food in rooms, breadcrumbs;
• Removing water from the kettle;
• Table cleaning;
• Covering upholstered furniture from dust;
• Folding carpets;
• Taking out the trash;
• Switch off all electrical appliances, telephone from sockets.

The animals living with you in the apartment are best taken with you. Options:

• Leave to relatives, friends;
• Arrange with your neighbors about regular feeding and walking.

The problem with indoor plants is more complicated. Well, if the neighbors agree to take them for a while. If not, then you need to arrange watering. An effective option is drip. It’s easier to put pots in a basin of water.

Be sure to exchange phones with neighbors. This is necessary in order to keep abreast of the situation with the apartment.