Winter Property Management
When you are not in Muskoka, your property should not be out of sight. Prestige provides scheduled winter oversight and refers technical concerns to the appropriate specialist.
Personally conducted by David
Book a standalone visit or scheduled monthly oversight without a private estate-management retainer. Every agreed visual check includes photographs, observations and a written owner report.
$249 per visit
One scheduled visual check within the agreed accessible scope. Monthly visits are also available at $249/month.
Request a property check$449/month
Two scheduled checks, photo reports, comparison with earlier observations and an updated outstanding-issue log.
Request twice-monthly oversightPrices in CAD. David confirms property location, winter access, scope and available dates before booking. Additional visits and contractor coordination are quoted separately. Scheduled plans do not include guaranteed emergency response or a promise of insurance compliance; owners should confirm their required visit frequency and scope with their broker.
Want an organized starting record? Explore the Property Baseline & Estate Book. It is optional when booking property checks.
A Routine Season, Observed Routinely
A regular, structured visit schedule through the winter months means someone with a checklist is looking at your property, even when you are not. Prestige observes, documents, and coordinates. Licensed trades diagnose, repair, and certify. Owners preparing a property before the season begins can also reference the detailed cottage closing checklist for a full walkthrough of what winterizing a waterfront property involves.
Interior temperature is checked and documented at each visit. Heating system concerns are referred to a licensed HVAC technician for diagnosis and repair.
Generator and backup power status can be verified where accessible, with specialist servicing coordinated when required. We do not certify a generator as technically operational.
Water systems are observed for visible signs of concern. A plumber or water treatment specialist is coordinated for anything requiring technical diagnosis.
Snow contracts are sourced and verified in person against the schedule your vendor committed to.
Following significant storms, the property is observed for visible exterior conditions, and any concern is documented and communicated according to your estate management plan.
Visible exterior conditions around docks and boathouses are observed during scheduled visits where safely accessible. Structural or technical concerns are referred to the appropriate specialist.
What Prestige Does, and Does Not, Do
Prestige observes visible conditions, documents them in your Prestige Estate Book, and coordinates the right specialist when something needs attention. Diagnosis, repair, certification, and structural or engineering assessment are performed by the licensed trade or specialist, not by Prestige.
Common Questions
Prestige Home Co. checks your Muskoka cottage during winter on a scheduled, documented basis, observing interior temperature, generator status, water systems, and exterior conditions, and verifying snow and plow contracts in person. Technical concerns are referred to the appropriate licensed specialist.
Visible dock and boathouse conditions, including ice movement where safely accessible, are observed during scheduled winter visits and recorded in your Prestige Estate Book. Any concern involving structural or technical assessment is referred to an appropriate specialist rather than evaluated by Prestige.