A quick calculation

What does it cost to check your cottage yourself?

When you drive up to check on the place, it isn’t free — there’s the gas, the drive, and a day of your time. Add it up for the winter, and compare it to letting us handle it. Adjust the numbers to fit your situation.

Where do you drive from?

How often would you check on it?

≈ 13 trips over the winter. Many policies require weekly checks in the heating season — some as often as every few days. See the rules →

What’s an hour of your time worth?

$/ hour

Checking it yourself

$4,281 / winter

13 trips × ($29 gas + 5 hrs × $60)

Letting us handle it

about $1,200 / winter

Documented checks all season — and we do the driving.

Checking it yourself costs about $3,081 more — and you’re the one on the road in February.

So — how much is your time worth?

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Assumes ~$1.55/L and ~9 L/100 km, plus ~2 hrs at the cottage per trip. Adjust the inputs to fit your situation. Dewhirst figure is illustrative — see pricing.