Re: Prepping a house to be empty
If at all feasible, look for someone to stay in or take care of the apt. We dealt with that situation with our own and our teammates stuff. It is so much better for the dwelling to be regularly aired. I have tried storing stuff and it's better not to.
When we were new overseas we house sat for a family who was on furlough. It was a great situation for everyone. Another time we asked a national friend to live in our house which was a blessing to her because her family lived an hour away from her work and she had been commuting. Other times we and others hired someone trustworthy to come in every other day and run the fans, clean, look after things, etc.
If you do have to store things, I recommend plastic bags inside good quality plastic tubs. If you have wood, metal, or plastic furniture it's probably ok. Pressboard is a loss. I've never had it not develop mold blooms. Mattresses are a major concern too. Make sure to strip beds.
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Karen
Wifey to the Husby 9/6/2006
Mama to The Littlest Man in all the Land 5/31/2012
and The Littlest Girl in all the World 1/28/2016
Counseling is like cleaning out your fridge. Mostly it's rearranging things so they make more sense. Now and then you come across some really nasty thing that's been stuck in the back way too long.
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