Home watch · Queensbury and Glens Falls
Home watch in Queensbury and Glens Falls.
Home watch for Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside, the Queensbury shore of Lake George and the neighborhoods in between.
In plain terms
Home watch in Queensbury and Glens Falls, in plain terms.
Northway Home LLC provides home watch in Queensbury and Glens Falls, New York, about 20 minutes from our base in Saratoga County. A named steward visits the house twice a month, weekly or twice a week, walks a written 24-line checklist, photographs what they find, records the interior temperature and humidity, and posts a same-day report to an owner dashboard. The checklist is the same one we walk on the lake, with more attention to the mechanical room: furnace running, panel checked for tripped breakers, well pressure and water heater observed. Plans are $250, $500 or $1,000 a month; anything outside the scheduled visits is $95 an hour.
- Service
- Home watch and private property care for second homes in Queensbury and Glens Falls
- From our base
- About 20 minutes from Saratoga County
- Route
- Northway exits 18, 19 and 20. Assembly Point and Cleverdale are exit 20, then Route 9L.
- Places covered
- Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside, Assembly Point, Cleverdale, West Mountain, Downtown Glens Falls
- Visit frequency
- Two visits a month, weekly visits or twice-weekly visits
- Monthly fee
- $250, $500 or $1,000 a month, up to 4,000 sq ft
- Everything else
- $95 an hour, billed as used; trade invoices passed through at cost
- Every visit
- 24-line written checklist, photographs, interior readings, same-day report
- Not
- A home inspection, property management or estate management
01Getting there
About 20 minutes from our base.
Northway exits 18, 19 and 20. Assembly Point and Cleverdale are exit 20, then Route 9L. We are based in Saratoga County, and we do not take a house we cannot reach quickly: when a pipe lets go, the drive is the part of the response nobody can shorten later.
Places we cover here
- Glen Lake
- Lake Sunnyside
- Assembly Point
- Cleverdale
- West Mountain
- Downtown Glens Falls
Somewhere nearby that is not listed?Ask anyway
02Winter here
What winter does to a house in Queensbury and Glens Falls.
Queensbury is a year-round town, and that lulls owners. Neighbors are home, the roads are plowed, the lights are on next door. The empty house is still empty, and it fails the same way.
01Glen Lake and Lake Sunnyside are small and freeze early. Shoreline ice does the same work on a small dock that it does on a big one.
02Assembly Point and Cleverdale take the full north wind down Lake George. Houses on the point see the coldest readings we log.
03West Mountain neighborhoods sit higher and get more snow than the city below them. Decks and screened porches carry it.
04Many houses here are on wells. A pressure tank in a cold crawlspace, or a well pump that trips in a power cut, is a dry house with no warning.
05A furnace filter that was due in November is a furnace that quits in February.
03The checklist
What we check on every visit.
The checklist is the same one we walk on the lake, with more attention to the mechanical room: furnace running, panel checked for tripped breakers, well pressure and water heater observed.
Exterior
- Full perimeter walked
- Roofline, gutters and downspouts observed
- Siding, trim, windows and doors observed from outside
- Decks, railings, steps and walkways observed
- Grounds, trees and storm debris noted
- Dock, boathouse and shoreline observed
- Vehicles, outbuildings and exterior lighting checked
Security
- Every door and window confirmed secure
- Garage and outbuilding doors confirmed locked
- Alarm state verified and re-armed on departure
- Signs of entry or disturbance documented
- Deliveries, mail and packages retrieved
Water
- Basement and mechanical room walked for standing water
- Sump pump area observed and float tested per protocol
- Water heater and softener area observed for leaks
- Ceilings, walls and under-sink cabinets checked for staining
- Fixtures run and traps refilled
- Visible supply lines and shutoffs looked over
Interior
- Thermostats confirmed at your requested setting
- Interior temperature and humidity recorded
- Furnace or boiler confirmed running
- Electrical panel observed for tripped breakers
- Refrigerator and freezer confirmed operating
- Unusual odors, pests or animal signs documented
04Pricing
What home watch costs in Queensbury and Glens Falls.
Property Care
$250/ month
Two visits a month
Home Stewardship
$500/ month
Weekly visits
Estate
$1,000/ month
Twice-weekly visits
Every plan includes the same checklist, photographs, dashboard and named steward; the price follows how often we come. These are the prices for a house up to 4,000 square feet under roof. Everything outside the scheduled visits is $95 an hour, as used. Every plan in detail
05Service area
Also on the corridor.
- Lake George
about 30 minutes from our base
- Bolton Landing
about 45 minutes from our base
- Saratoga Springs
about 5 minutes from our base
- Schroon Lake
about 55 minutes from our base
- Lake Luzerne
about 30 minutes from our base
06Questions
Home watch in Queensbury and Glens Falls, answered.
The questions owners in Queensbury and Glens Falls ask before they hire us. If yours is not here, ask it directly.
Home watch in Queensbury and Glens Falls from Northway Home LLC costs $250 a month for two visits a month, $500 a month for weekly visits, or $1,000 a month for twice-weekly visits. The price is the same everywhere on the corridor and holds for a house up to 4,000 square feet under roof, outbuildings included. Storm checks, seasonal opening and closing and other extra visits are $95 an hour, billed as used.
Queensbury and Glens Falls is about 20 minutes from our base in Saratoga County. Northway exits 18, 19 and 20. Assembly Point and Cleverdale are exit 20, then Route 9L. We do not take a house we cannot reach quickly, because when a pipe lets go the drive is the one part of the response nobody can shorten.
We provide home watch across Queensbury and Glens Falls, including Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside, Assembly Point, Cleverdale, West Mountain, Downtown Glens Falls. If your house is nearby and not on that list, ask; the answer is usually yes.
Weekly is the cadence most owners in Queensbury and Glens Falls choose and the one we recommend for a house that stands empty from autumn to spring: in February a supply line can freeze within two days of the heat stopping, and a weekly visit catches the temperature drop, the tripped breaker or the low propane tank first. Twice-weekly suits waterfront with a boathouse and outbuildings, or a house that cannot afford a bad week. Two visits a month suits a well-built house you visit often in a season you trust.
The checklist is the same one we walk on the lake, with more attention to the mechanical room: furnace running, panel checked for tripped breakers, well pressure and water heater observed. The written checklist has 24 lines, walked in the same order on every visit, with photographs attached to the lines and a report posted to the owner dashboard the same day.
Start with a walk around your property.
Two hours at the house in Queensbury and Glens Falls, at no charge and with nothing to sign. You get an honest read on what the house needs and a written scope and price.