You should not be tracking your own property from two states away.
Florida includes weather. Every June through November, Northeast Florida owners who are elsewhere face the same problem: a storm is named, the forecast cone drifts toward the coast, and the house sits exactly as it was left — furniture on the lanai, shutters in the garage, generator untested since spring.
Our answer is a standing storm plan for each property, agreed with the owner in advance, and a protocol that begins roughly seventy-two hours before projected landfall and runs through full post-storm reopening. You watch the forecast if you want to. The work happens either way.
Hurricane preparation is one of seven service lines — the full ledger is here — and pairs naturally with weekly home watch, which keeps eyes on the property through the rest of the year.
Pre-season readiness.
The storm plan is written before there is a storm. During pre-season we verify the house is ready to be made ready — and record the owner's standing instructions, including water and power decisions, so nothing waits on a phone call at seventy-two hours out.
- Shutters, panels, and hardware located, inventoried, and verified where the home is fitted with them
- Generator serviced, tested under load, transfer switch confirmed
- Sump pumps, water alarms, and drainage inspected
- Owner's standing instructions recorded: water main, power, systems left running or shut down
- Baseline photo inventory of the property, current before the season begins
The named-storm protocol.
When a named storm threatens the corridor, the protocol runs — no phone tree, no scramble for a handyman the whole coast is calling at once.
- Outdoor furniture, planters, and loose objects secured or relocated
- Shutters or panels installed and verified, where fitted
- Generator tested, fuel topped, transfer switch confirmed
- Critical interior protections — sump pumps, water alarms — inspected
- Water and power set per your standing instructions
- Documented photo inventory taken pre-storm, for any insurance claim
- Confirmation to you when the house is buttoned up
On site within twenty-four hours of safe access.
The commitment that matters most is the one after the storm. Once access is safe, we are at the property within twenty-four hours — not in a queue behind every other call in the county.
- On-site inspection within 24 hours of safe access
- Damage documented with timestamped photos and video, delivered to you
- Tarps, board-ups, and emergency repairs deployed to stop further loss
- Remediation vendors coordinated — no vendor markup, invoices passed at cost
- Insurance claim file prepared and filed with documentation, on your approval
- Power, water, and HVAC restoration coordinated through reopening
Storms, plainly answered.
Who prepares my Florida house for a hurricane if I'm out of state?
For our clients, we do. The named-storm protocol is executed on your behalf: loose objects secured, shutters installed where the home is fitted with them, generator tested and fueled, interior protections inspected, and a documented photo inventory taken before the storm. Water and power decisions follow your standing instructions. You are kept informed; you do not need to be present.
When should hurricane prep start?
In two stages. Pre-season readiness happens before June — shutters and hardware verified, generator serviced, drainage checked, and the storm plan agreed with you. When a named storm threatens, the active protocol begins roughly seventy-two hours before projected landfall and runs through full post-storm reopening.
What happens after the storm passes?
We are on site within twenty-four hours of safe access. Damage is documented with timestamped photos and video, emergency repairs are deployed to stop further loss, and remediation vendors are coordinated with invoices passed at cost. If a claim is warranted, the file is prepared and filed on your approval.
Do you decide whether to shut off water and power?
Those decisions are made per your standing instructions, agreed in advance as part of the property's storm plan. Some owners want the main closed and the house powered down for any named storm; others want systems left running. We execute the plan you have set, and confirm what was done.
Set the storm plan before the season does.
Pricing is by inquiry — structured around the property and its systems, scoped after a walk-through. A consultation takes roughly forty-five minutes and results in a written proposal either way.
Or call (904) 346-4401.