This Friday at 2:30 - I'm becoming a Gilford Home Owner

MeredithMan · 10-07-2015, 01:34 PM

Congrats on the new place. It sounds like you will be using it year round, so you may want to consider things like:

--keep the heat on and set at a low, (maybe 60...depends on your personal preference), temp when you are not there.

--weekly house checks to have someone come in and make sure the heat is on, no one has broken in, run the faucets/flush the toilets, etc (I pay $10 per weekly visit in the winter and it saved me a fortune this past winter when the guy discovered the house at 38 degrees! We were able to get things back on line before anything froze)

--keep the driveway plowed and entry shoveled

--Shut the water off when you are not there to avoid frozen pipes if the heat conks out

Of course, then there is the fun stuff like making the place your own by decorating, painting, buying new furniture, etc

Lots of cool things to do in the fall and winter. In addition to all the winter sports, there is the Christmas Lights at the NHMS from end Nov to New Years; Pond HOckey tournament; Ice Fishing Derby; Sandwich Fair, (this weekend); Pumpkin Fest; New Year's Eve Fireworks over Meredith; Spending the holidays at the new vaca house;

Best of luck with the new home!

10-07-2015, 01:34 PM	#6
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 947 Thanks: 262 Thanked 812 Times in 331 Posts	Congrats on the vaca home! Congrats on the new place. It sounds like you will be using it year round, so you may want to consider things like: --keep the heat on and set at a low, (maybe 60...depends on your personal preference), temp when you are not there. --weekly house checks to have someone come in and make sure the heat is on, no one has broken in, run the faucets/flush the toilets, etc (I pay $10 per weekly visit in the winter and it saved me a fortune this past winter when the guy discovered the house at 38 degrees! We were able to get things back on line before anything froze) --keep the driveway plowed and entry shoveled --Shut the water off when you are not there to avoid frozen pipes if the heat conks out Of course, then there is the fun stuff like making the place your own by decorating, painting, buying new furniture, etc Lots of cool things to do in the fall and winter. In addition to all the winter sports, there is the Christmas Lights at the NHMS from end Nov to New Years; Pond HOckey tournament; Ice Fishing Derby; Sandwich Fair, (this weekend); Pumpkin Fest; New Year's Eve Fireworks over Meredith; Spending the holidays at the new vaca house; Best of luck with the new home!