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MAINTENANCE PROACTIVE VS REACTIVE

Article by Andrew Hopkinson President

Photography by Andrew Hopkinson

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The importance of regular preventive maintenance on your luxury home cannot be understated. While it’s important in the spring to get your home ready for the summer and all the lovely weather to come it is even more important to get your luxury home prepared for the winter as the consequences of not doing so can be very costly. Here at Fox Hill Luxury Real Estate Services for the last 40 years we have been maintaining and managing some of Fairfield County and Westchester County’s finest homes. We believe an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and pride ourselves on managing our clients expectations and providing solutions to maintenance challenges that provide value and keep the home operating properly. If we can prevent damage to the home, a costly repair or replacement of an expensive system than the nominal monthly fee for our service to be on call 24/7 is worth it. We have been successful over the years by responding to emergencies at all hours of the day on holidays etc. When no one wants to go out that’s when we do! With a background in Emergency Response and Emergency preparedness we know the importance of a rapid deployment to an emergency in the home a water leak, flood etc. That can mean the difference between a few thousand dollars of repairs and tens of thousands of dollars of repairs and the loss of personal items keepsakes, photo’s etc. Our extensive Maritime background gives us the knowledge skills and abilities to properly maintain and manage Luxury Homes along the coastal Long Island Sound Shoreline. Waterfront homes have a different set of challenges, and we are keenly aware of those having prepared and repaired numerous waterfront homes after mother nature’s wrath. We have men working on large properties 5 days a week cleaning interior and exterior glass light fixtures, knocking down cobwebs, washing bird droppings from pool and patio furniture you name it we do it. We are experts at fixing things and keeping the property pristine and guest ready. We hang art and pictures, assemble furniture, move, and dispose of unwanted items. We have other properties we are onsite performing maintenance MWF and other properties we provide a handyman/cleaner one day a week. Each luxury home/estate we work on is unique and different and each client is different. We make it simple we provide a spring and fall list and do only what the clients want. Of course, we make recommendations but it’s the client who makes the final decision on how and what to spend their money on.  We are concerned about the environment and the health of our clients, their children, and our workers. We use non-toxic environmentally friendly products when and wherever we can. We are big on indoor air-quality and now have an entire division dedicated to cleaning, duct work and sealing leaky ducts that bring unhealthy air from unconditioned spaces into the living spaces. Allergens like mold, mildew and excessive humidity lurk in attics and basements and get into the home through leaky ducts. We are authorized Aeroseal Dealer and now seal your homes duct work from the inside. According to a study conducted by the EPA 95% of homes in America have leaky ductwork and lose between 25% and 40% of the homes total heating and cooling capacity! So not are we only making our clients homes healthier and saving them thousands a year in wasted energy costs, but we are protecting the environment at the same time! So, you see there is a lot that goes into maintaining and managing complex Luxury Real Estate properly. Sure, anyone can do it we see cleaning ladies acting as the property manager, the handyman or GC are usually in charge of the maintenance but real the trick, the secret sauce is knowing how to do it effectively, efficiently, and continuously! That only takes 40 years of experience and hundreds of real-world baptisms by fire! Have a great day and call, write or email with any questions!

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