Your North Idaho home, looked after all winter — while you're somewhere warm.
For snowbirds and second-home owners: sensors keep an eye on freeze, water, power, and the doors around the clock — and when something looks wrong, you get a phone call from a real person who knows your house, not just an app ping at 2am.
Most home-watch services drive by. Winter Watch never leaves.
The other services in North Idaho send someone to look around a couple times a month. In between those visits, no one's keeping an eye on things — and a frozen pipe doesn't wait for the next drive-by.
Winter Watch is different. Sensors watch your pipes, doors, and power every minute of every day — and when something looks wrong, a real person who knows your house calls you, day or night. Then we drive out and check in person.
Good fit if…
You head somewhere warm for the winter. You own a lake home or second property that sits empty for weeks. You've had a pipe freeze before — or you never want to find out what that's like. You want to hear about trouble from a person, not discover it in the spring.
Four things that ruin an empty house in winter.
Freeze
Temperature drops caught early — before the pipes are at risk, not after they've burst.
Water
A leak flagged in seconds, so a slow drip never becomes a ruined floor and a mold problem.
Power
An outage you'll actually know about — because a dead furnace in January is how homes freeze.
Entry
You're the first to know if a door opens when no one should be there.
Peace of mind, from a real person.
- Around-the-clock monitoring — freeze, leak, power & entry, checked by sensors every minute of every day, all winter long.
- A real phone call when something's wrong — from a person who knows your home and what to do next.
- A weekly "all's well" note — because silence shouldn't be scary.
- On-site checks whenever you ask — we'll drive out and look in person. Three visits are included each season; additional visits are a flat $95.
- A plan on file before you leave — where the main shutoff is, who your plumber is, and what you'd like done first if something goes wrong.
Let the house protect itself
Add an automatic water shutoff and the moment a freeze or leak is detected, your main valve closes on its own — before a burst pipe becomes a flooded home. It's the strongest protection a winter-empty house can have, and it often earns a discount from your homeowner's insurance too.
One number, one season.
Winter Watch — $1,795 per season
November through April. One-time sensor kit installed from $1,995 — yours to keep, season after season.
Optional add-ons: automatic water shutoff from $1,695 · cellular backup (keeps the watch online if winter storms cut the internet) from $695.
Prefer year-round peace of mind? Our Total Care plan ($699/mo) looks after your home’s whole system all year — and Winter Watch is included, every season.
We take on a limited number of homes each winter so every one gets real attention. Reserve your season before November.
Answers, before you even have to ask.
How is Winter Watch different from a regular home-watch service?
Most home-watch services send someone by to look around a couple times a month. Winter Watch never leaves — sensors watch your pipes, doors, and power every minute of every day, and when something looks wrong, a real person who knows your house calls you, day or night. Three on-site checks are included each season, and we'll gladly add more at $95 a visit.
What does Winter Watch actually monitor?
Freeze and low temperature, water leaks, power outages, and entry — around the clock. When something looks wrong, you get a phone call from us with exactly what the sensors are reporting, plus a weekly "all's well" note so silence is never a worry.
Can it shut the water off automatically?
Yes, with the optional automatic water shutoff. The moment a freeze or leak is detected, the main valve closes on its own — before a burst pipe becomes a flooded home. It's the strongest protection a winter-empty house can have.
What can you actually see inside my house?
Readings, not rooms. The sensors tell us temperature, water, power, and whether a door has opened — never video, never audio, never what's happening inside your home. If you've added cameras, the footage lives in your house and only the people you've named can view it. What we can and can't see is written into your plan before you leave — and "nothing but the sensors" is a perfectly good answer.
Can you promise nothing will ever go wrong?
No — and we won't pretend to. No system prevents every problem. What we do promise: you'll hear about trouble fast, from a person who knows your house and knows what to do next, and we'll act the moment you ask.
Do you keep a key to my house?
Only if that's what you want — and we never go in unless you've asked us to. The simplest arrangement is a smart lock with a code we use just for the checks you request, so you see every entry right on your phone. A lockbox, or a key with a neighbor you trust, works just as well. Whichever you choose, it's written into the plan we put on file before you leave.
Which areas do you serve?
The Idaho Panhandle: Athol, Bayview, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, and Harrison. Lakefront and second homes are our specialty.
Leave for the winter with your mind at ease.
Reserve your season with a free assessment — we'll walk your home, set the plan, and have you covered before the first freeze.
Reserve your season