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Leaving a home vacant in British Columbia
Moisture and drainage on the coast, genuine winter cold in the interior — two very different vacancy problems.
British Columbia is really several climates. Coastal properties face persistent moisture, heavy rainfall and the drainage and mould considerations that follow, with freeze risk a secondary concern. Interior and northern properties face Alberta-like winters with sustained cold.
Coastal vacancy problems tend to be slow: moisture accumulation, drainage failure, moss and organic growth, and envelope deterioration. Interior vacancy problems are fast, in the way freeze events always are.
This page is a resource. Direct property-care services are currently provided in Greater Calgary only.
Vacant-property risks in British Columbia
- Sustained coastal rainfall with drainage, gutter and moisture-accumulation issues.
- Mould and organic growth in unheated, unventilated coastal properties.
- Interior and northern winter cold with freeze risk comparable to the prairies.
- Wildfire risk in interior regions, affecting insurance availability and seasonal vacancy planning.
- Seismic considerations on the coast.
Property in Greater Calgary?
Direct property-care services are currently provided there. This page is a resource for everywhere else.