LYME, CT — Lyme Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association (NWHA) for the third year.
Home Watch uses visual inspections to check for obvious issues at vacation or primary homes while the owners are away, according to a press release from the association. NWHA has been around since 2009, ensuring that all principals of NHWA-accredited member companies are background checked, insured and bonded.
Owner Bill Hurtle said the need for his services became evident as he saw friends and family head south for the winter, leaving their home unoccupied or having a non-professional “home watcher” monitor their property.
Hurtle is a resident of Lyme since 2013. For about two decades, he 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, Maryland.
Lyme Home Watch’s primary mission is to provide house checks for the exterior and interior of a home. They also provide pre- and post-storm checks, facilitate contractor and vendor meetings, and offer keyholder services to their clients.
Hurtle is a graduate of the NHWA’s Home Watch Boot Camp and has earned the designation of Certified Home Watch Professional, which places him among the élite Home Watch providers in the industry.
Lyme Home Watch serves Lyme, Old Lyme, Niantic, Old Saybrook, Essex, and Westbrook.