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  • Have You Heard About TotalCare Home and Property Management?

    Ever wonder where all of your time goes? We can suggest one possibility. It takes hours out of every week to contact a short list of subcontractors, maintenance people, and technicians to make appointments to come out to review, estimate, and perform repair and maintenance work on your home and property. Every home has regular interior and exterior maintenance issues; and outdoor living areas and landscaping needs that consume your valuable time. Have you heard about TotalCare home and property management?

    TotalCare offers affordable home and property maintenance, emergency repairs, renovation services, and much more – all coordinated for you by just one person – your personal caretaker, who will supervise all service activities to your satisfaction. You prioritize the work, know exactly what the costs are with our ‘all-in-one’ monthly billing – and TotalCare gets the work done.

    TotalCare provides 24/7 emergency and vacation services.TotalCare is locally owned and operated and fully insured – with over 50 years of building industry experience. Some of the spring services we offer are:

    Home Interior Maintenance
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    Painting
    Full Renovation Services
    Outdoor Living & Landscape Maintenance
    Spring Clean-Up
    Landscape Design and Lighting

    Lawn and Garden Care and Maintenance
    Pools
    Irrigation System
    Flower Pots and Planters
    Gate and Fence
    Outdoor Furniture and Grill Cleaning

    Exterior Home Maintenance
    Masonry Walkways & Patios
    Outdoor Fireplaces
    Painting
    Window Washing

    Here’s what people are saying about TotalCare:

    “Thank you for the computer tech today. Once again Total Care comes through to help the D’s! We had two previous technicians spend countless hours on our system. Today your guys came in, identified the problem, and made the necessary repairs in about 1.5 hours. Besides using excellent subs and professionals you guys are a pleasure to deal with.” Susan D., Wilton, CT

     “We used TotalCare for an extensive remodeling project. Having one point of contact was invaluable. And they finished the job on schedule, right before the birth of our son.” Eileen S., New Canaan, CT

    A full list of all of our services, categorized seasonally, is available at TotalCare North America.com. For more information, please call 203.210.7080. We will make year round home care worries go away! With TotalCare, you can spend your free time with your family and friends, trusting us to handle the periodic problems and regular maintenance necessary for responsible home ownership. Call us today!

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