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Services

Care for home. Help for life.

Choose a home check, help with the everyday, or a specialist for something specific. Services can stand alone or fit into a regular care plan.

How to read this list

Every service below is labelled with who performs it. Alberta treats plumbing, gasfitting, electrical and refrigeration as compulsory-certification trades, so some work that gets casually called handyman work is not. Where that line falls is stated on each service rather than discovered at the door.

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Monitoring & documentation

Scheduled visits that produce a written, photographed record of the property.

Vacant Home Checks

Scheduled physical visits to an unoccupied property, with a timestamped photo record and a written report after every visit.

Weekly · Twice weekly · Every 72 hours · Custom

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Exterior Property Check

A ground-level walk of the property perimeter documenting security, weather impact, drainage and grounds condition.

Included in every visit · Available standalone

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Interior Property Check

A walk of accessible interior areas recording temperature, water evidence, heating operation, odours and general condition.

Included in every visit · Available standalone

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Photo Documentation

A timestamped photographic record from each visit, kept as a running visual history of the property.

Every visit

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Video Property Walkthrough

A recorded continuous walkthrough showing the current condition of the property, room by room.

Monthly · Per visit · On request

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Temperature & Freeze-Risk Observation

A recorded interior temperature reading at each visit, with freeze-risk observations through the Alberta winter.

Every visit, year-round

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Weather Event Check

An additional visit booked after hail, wind, heavy snow or extreme cold, documenting any impact on the property.

On request, after a significant event

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Post-Hail Property Check

Documentation of visible hail impact on accessible exterior surfaces after a storm passes near your property.

On request, after a hail event

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Extreme Cold Check

An additional visit during a deep cold snap focused on heating operation, interior temperature and freeze risk.

On request, during a cold event

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Household tasks

The small recurring things a house needs whether or not anyone is living in it.

Seasonal care

Care that changes with the Alberta calendar, because the risks do.

Seasonal Property Care

Property care that changes with the Alberta seasons — freeze risk in winter, meltwater in spring, hail in summer, winterisation in fall.

Aligned to the Calgary calendar

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Winter Property Care

Cold-season property care: temperature and heating observations, freeze-risk checks, snow clearing coordination and storm visits.

November – March

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Spring Property Care

Melt-season care: drainage and grading observations, sump area checks, basement moisture watch and yard recovery.

March – May

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Summer Property Care

Storm-season care: hail and wind checks, lawn and irrigation coordination, watering, and post-storm documentation.

June – August

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant

Fall Property Care

Winterisation season: exterior faucets, irrigation blowout coordination, gutters, leaves and heating verification before the cold.

September – November

Performed by a VacantHomes attendant
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Snow Removal Coordination

Snow clearing arranged with a local provider and verified on your next visit, with photographs after clearing.

Per snowfall · Seasonal contract

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Lawn & Yard Coordination

Mowing and yard maintenance arranged on a schedule and verified with photographs on your next visit.

Weekly · Biweekly, in season

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Irrigation Coordination

Irrigation start-up and blowout scheduled with a qualified provider, attended for access, and documented.

Spring start-up · Fall blowout

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Gutter Cleaning Coordination

Gutter and downspout cleaning arranged with an insured provider, attended for access, and verified afterwards.

Fall · Spring

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us

Professional inspections

Separate engagements performed by qualified independent professionals, coordinated by us.

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Pre-Vacancy Inspection

A professional home inspection by a qualified independent inspector before a long vacancy, with findings converted into monitoring items.

Once, before an extended vacancy

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Post-Vacancy Inspection

A professional inspection of a property that has been empty for an extended period, before it is occupied again.

Once, before returning to occupancy

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Maintenance Inspection

A professional assessment of a property's current condition and maintenance needs, independent of any transaction.

Annual · As needed

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Sewer Scope

Camera inspection of the accessible sewer line from the house to the city connection, by a qualified provider.

Once · Repeat if roots are known

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Radon Testing

Long-term radon testing through a certified professional, with placement, access and retrieval coordinated around your plans.

Long-term test, 91+ days

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us
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Thermal Imaging

Infrared scanning by a qualified inspector to identify thermal anomalies that may indicate moisture, air leakage or insulation gaps.

As part of an inspection

Performed by a licensed or qualified third party, coordinated by us

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