LYME, CT — Lyme Home Watch, which is owned by Bill Hurtle of Lyme, has recently earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association (NWHA).
The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada. Home Watch is a visual inspection of a home or property, looking for obvious issues, which means that it is a service that “keeps an eye on things” at your vacation or primary home while you are not in residence. All principals of NHWA Accredited Member companies are background-checked, insured, and bonded.
Hurtle has lived in Lyme since 2013. Over the years, he has observed friends and family head south for the winter, leaving their home unoccupied or having a non-professional “home watcher” monitor their property. They usually spend much of their time away wondering if their home is being adequately watched. Hurtle works to take the worry out while his clients are away by providing a consistent, dependable service that one may not receive from a relative or neighbor, who is busy with other things.
Lyme Home Watch serves Lyme, Old Lyme, Niantic, Old Saybrook, Essex, and Westbrook.
Home Watch services for the exterior and interior of a home are Lyme Home Watch’s primary mission. They also provide pre- and post-storm checks, facilitate contractor and vendor meetings, and offer keyholder services to their Home Watch clients.
Hurtle is a graduate of the NHWA’s Home Watch Boot Camp and has earned the designation of Certified Home Watch Professional (CHWP), which places him among the élite Home Watch providers in the industry. The CHWP designation and Boot Camp training exemplify Hurtle’s commitment to Home Watch excellence.
Hurtle is a federal civil servant nearing retirement. For the last 18 years, Hurtle worked as a microbiologist for the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to that, he was employed by the Department of the Army and at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Md.
He has a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in biomedical science from Hood College.
Contact Hurtle at (860) 912-0629 or [email protected]. Learn more at his website, www.lymehomewatch.com.
Editor’s Note: This article is based on a press release issued by Aug. 7, by the NHWA.