Your Home Watch Solution
Shield Home Watch is for people who spend time away from their home. This can include a second home or even an annual family vacation. We go through a comprehensive checklist, record GPS location data and take photos of the home. Shield Home Watch also provides services such as our Car Drive Program, Key Access Service and Arrival Grocery Service.
Shield Home Watch
About Us
Shield Home Watch exists to assist you or a loved one with maintaining a residence in your absence. Whether it is a second home, you are vacationing, or have a senior relative far away, Shield Home Watch’s professionals provide visual property inspections, light handyman services, and concierge services customized to your specific needs.
Because customers entrust so much to the home watch company they hire, deciding which one to choose should not be taken lightly. We at Shield Home Watch Services strive to enrich the quality of life for our clients by providing our services in a professional, effective, and efficient manner. Our employees are background checked annually and are specifically chosen for the honesty and integrity of their character. You can feel confident that your home is being monitored by knowledgeable and experienced specialists.
- Professionally trained
- Licensed, Bonded and Insured
- Passed a background check
- Resources to handle any situation
- Our vocation, not a hobby
- Independently owned
- Collectively exceptional
It is our pleasure to provide the highest quality of concierge home services, home watch services, home maintenance services, and home management for a clientele with the highest standards.
What is Home Watch?
Home Watch is a visual inspection of your home or property to identify obvious issues or potential problems. At Shield Home Watch, we provide detailed reports with time-stamped photos after every visit so you always know exactly when we’ve been there and what we’ve found.
Why You Need a Professional Home Watch Service
Leaving your Florida home unoccupied for weeks or months can lead to serious and costly issues. With Shield Home Watch, you no longer need to worry if:
- You locked all the doors and windows
- The water was turned off properly
- Your A/C is functioning while you’re away
While asking a neighbor or friend to check in may seem convenient, your home is your most valuable asset, and it deserves the attention of a licensed, insured, and bonded professional.
Common Issues Found in Unoccupied Homes
Our trained professionals often uncover problems like:
- Non-working air conditioners
- High indoor humidity (a breeding ground for mold)
- Toilet or plumbing leaks
- Unlocked sliders and doors
- Pest infestations
- Unmaintained lawns or pools
With regular checks from Shield Home Watch, these issues are identified early and resolved quickly, often preventing thousands of dollars in damage.
Emergency Response and Peace of Mind
In the event of an emergency like a break-in, major leak, or storm damage, we act fast to stabilize the situation, mitigate further damage, and notify you immediately for next steps. Our mission is to remove the stress and uncertainty of leaving your home unattended.
Who Benefits from Home Watch?
Home watch services are ideal for:
- Seasonal residents (“snowbirds”)
- Frequent travelers
- Owners of vacant or for-sale properties
Whether you’re away for a few weeks or several months, Shield Home Watch keeps an eye on your home when you can’t.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in a home watch visit?
Each visit includes a comprehensive visual inspection of your property, checking for signs of water leaks, HVAC failure, pest activity, security breaches, and more. A full report with photos is delivered after every visit.
Is Shield Home Watch insured and bonded?
Yes. We are fully licensed, insured, and bonded for your protection and peace of mind.
What happens if you find a problem?
We immediately take steps to stabilize the issue and contact you for further instructions. For emergencies, we coordinate with local professionals to handle urgent repairs.
How often do you check the property?
We offer flexible visit schedules, including weekly, bi-weekly, or customized plans based on your needs and seasonal concerns.
Why not just ask a neighbor to check in?
Unlike casual check-ins, we provide professional, consistent, and documented inspections. Neighbors mean well, but they may overlook critical details that lead to costly damage.
Trust Shield Home Watch to Protect Your Florida Home
Don’t leave your home’s safety to chance. With Shield Home Watch, you’ll receive consistent, reliable, and professional service backed by detailed reporting and fast response. Whether you’re away for the season or just a weekend, we’re your trusted eyes when you’re not there.
Contact us today to schedule your free consultation and learn more about our customizable home watch packages.
Shield Home Watch Core Beliefs
Shield Home Watch & Concierge was founded on the principals of honesty and integrity. We treat our clients as we want to be treated – and we have high standards! With these values always front and center, our goal is to provide needed and useful home watch and concierge services that give our clients great peace of mind and more time back in their day.
Honesty
Our client relationships are built on honesty – courageously speaking the truth, and always doing what is right to create long-term trust.
Integrity
Our reputation is guarded by integrity – always behaving professionally and ethically towards our clients, employees, and the community.
Innovation
Our offerings are forward thinking – leveraging advances in technology and service to provide our clients with peace of mind.
Service
Our success is determined by how many clients we serve and how well we serve each of them
Value
Our worth is measured by giving more to our clients in value than we take in payment.
Giving Back
Join Shield Home Watch in helping our less fortunate neighbors
We believe that as members of the Manatee community we should give back as much as we receive. Since making our home in Bradenton years ago, we have volunteered our time and resources to local schools, neighborhood associations, churches, and various non-profit organizations such as Turning Points, Manatee Community Foundation, Our Daily Bread, Tiny Hands Foundation and Florida Human Trafficking Initiative.
At Shield Home Watch, one of our priorities is to ensure that our company is able to give back to the community that we serve. One of our key goals is to help those who struggle with having the basic necessities of life – food and shelter.
Follow our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn pages for opportunities to join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors.
Shield Home Watch Testimonials
Thank you so much for doing such a great job of watching our home. I can honestly say, I have not had any anxious moments or concerns since you took over. You should know the comfort you bring us.
Leaving our Florida home for several months a year has always been a concern. Ever since we hired Shield Home Watch our anxiety has vanished. We feel as though family members are watching our home during our absence. They are caring, organized and motivated. Their keen eyes miss nothing. They go out of their way to please and offer many extra services. When someone enters our home during our absence, it is most important that it is a person we trust. Shield’s high level of integrity and professionalism provide us that trust.
We are beyond pleased with the service that Shield Home Watch provides. The attention to detail that they provide has surpassed our expectations. We feel so fortunate to have them take care of any issue that comes up with our second home. We couldn’t manage a second home without their services.
I highly recommend Shield Home Watch. They have done home watching for us, taken care of our vehicles, provided us with transportation to and from the airport, organized special events for my husband’s clients. When last month our tenant moved out unexpectedly, we decided to put the condo for sale. We were out of town, so Shield took charge of everything: from checking tenant out to contacting the association for repairs, requesting quotes from local professionals for renovations. They were instrumental in making sure the condo looked move-in ready for our first open house. We were absolutely pleased!
I would like to share how much we appreciate the great work that Shield Home Watch has done for us over the last couple months. They have been dependable, conscientious, and proactive. It is always a concern hiring service people who we are not familiar with and they have exceeded our expectations. Their professionalism and attention to detail is very reassuring. It is good to work with folks that we trust and respect.