Welcome Home Improvement LLC · Lafayette / West Lafayette / Tippecanoe
Winterization Lafayette IN
Welcome Home Improvement LLC winterize in Lafayette. Winterization Lafayette IN is two jobs: vacant rentals on the locked product (heat setback 55°F — SFH $199, duplex $175, multi $149/unit, rush +$75, on vacant winterization), and occupied fall home prep, which stays quote-only — no flat rate. Call or text (765) 551-7368. Email frank@welcomehomeimprovementllc.com.
Welcome Home Improvement LLCPO Box 4644, Lafayette, IN 47903
(765) 551-7368 · frank@welcomehomeimprovementllc.com
Vacant / landlord
Empty rentals and turnovers
Student houses, West Lafayette faculty rentals, and Tippecanoe single-families that sit dark after move-out. The priced vacant product — SFH $199, duplex $175, multi $149/unit, vacant heat 55°F, rush +$75 — lives on vacant winterization. Book September through November.
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Occupied / homeowner
Fall home prep on a lived-in house
Hose bibs and outdoor shutoffs, a heat check, and the freeze-risk spots a house still has when people live there. We quote from what you need — no invented “occupied winterize” flat on this page. Free quote by call, text, email, form, or SimplyWise photo estimate.
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Pipes and insulation in a crawlspace are the freeze spots nobody looks at. Check them before winter with a crawlspace camera inspection — robot camera, starting at $199. Landlords: see the turnover crawlspace check.
Why local WHI
Lafayette crew, not a national winterize mill
Frank Foust owns Welcome Home Improvement LLC — family-owned in Lafayette, Indiana since 2019. Same phone, same owner, same one-year labor warranty whether the unit is vacant or you still live there. Purdue calendars empty houses on a school schedule; Tippecanoe freezes do not wait for a national dispatch board.
Landlords and homeowners in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Battle Ground, Brookston, Delphi, Monticello, Oxford, and the rest of Tippecanoe County book us directly.
Vacant product (link, not a second table)
Locked vacant rates
- Single-family from $199 · vacant heat 55°F
- Duplex $175 · multi $149/unit
- Rush +$75 when we have the earlier slot
Full table, reopen/bundle lines, and exclusions stay on /vacant-winterization. Occupied fall prep is quoted separately.
Pair it with a turnover
After the tenant leaves
Winterize is the freeze visit. If the unit also has an inspection date, use rental inspection prep. If it came back wet, start at water and mold or storm water damage. Quotes are free — not a free visual inspection.
Where we drive
Tippecanoe and nearby
Lafayette
Home base
West Lafayette
Purdue / Greater Lafayette
Battle Ground
North of town
Dayton
Tippecanoe County
Shadeland
South of Lafayette
Otterbein
West of Lafayette
Oxford
Benton County seat
Clarks Hill
Southeast Tippecanoe
Stockwell
Southeast Tippecanoe
Brookston
White County
Monticello
White County seat
Delphi
Carroll County
Mulberry
Clinton County
Rossville
Clinton County
- Fall gutter cleaning
- Water & mold remediation
- $299 sewer camera scope
- Crawlspace inspection robot
- Storm water damage
- Vacant winterization
- Rental inspection prep
- Builder punch partner
- HOA evening service
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Short answers
Before you book
Do you winterize vacant rentals and occupied homes?
Yes — two different jobs. Vacant rentals and turnovers use the locked product on /vacant-winterization (SFH $199, duplex $175, multi $149/unit, vacant heat 55°F, rush +$75). Lived-in / occupied fall prep is quoted from what you actually need — hose bibs, heat checks, freeze-risk spots — not an invented flat rate.
When should I book winterization in Lafayette?
September through November is the window — before Tippecanoe’s first hard freeze. Landlords with empty units after August or May turnovers should not wait for the cold snap. Occupied homeowners who want hose bibs, heat checks, and freeze prep done before ice should book the same season.
Do you cover West Lafayette and Purdue-area rentals?
Yes. Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Tippecanoe County are home base — including student houses and faculty rentals near Purdue that sit empty between semesters. Call or text (765) 551-7368 or email frank@welcomehomeimprovementllc.com with the address and whether the unit is vacant or occupied.
Where is the locked vacant pricing table?
On the vacant winterization product page: single-family $199, duplex $175, multi $149 per unit. Vacant heat 55°F. Rush +$75 when we have the earlier slot. This hub page links there so we do not invent a second table.
What does occupied fall home prep include?
Typical asks are outdoor hose bibs / shutoffs, a heat and freeze walk-through, and the freeze-risk spots a lived-in house still has. Exact scope depends on your house — we quote it. We do not publish a fake “occupied winterize” flat on this page.
When and why should I winterize a vacant rental in Lafayette?
Greater Lafayette winters punish empty houses. A vacant single-family, duplex, or multi that sits dark through a cold snap is how you get a freeze-burst and a January insurance call. Winterize in September through November — after the last tenant, before the first hard freeze — so the unit is set on purpose instead of hoped-for. We set vacant heat at 55°F. If someone turns it down after we leave, that is outside the visit. Locked pricing: single-family $199, duplex $175, multi $149 per unit. Rush is +$75 when you need the earlier slot and we have one. Spring reopen is $175 / $150 / $129. Winterize + reopen bundles are $349 / $299 / $249. Materials we buy are cost plus 35%. What is not included: repairs we find (quoted separately), mold or water remediation, occupied-unit comfort heat above the vacant setpoint, and a promise the building stays freeze-proof if heat is changed later. The full table, exclusions, and Sept–Nov CTA live on the vacant winterization page. Quotes are free. Call or text (765) 551-7368 and write “winterize” plus the unit count.
A pipe burst or froze. What should I do first in Lafayette?
Shut the water if you can reach the main or the fixture stops without walking through live electricity. Kill power to a wet room at the breaker if the floor is standing and you can do it from a dry panel. Catch what you can with towels. Then get out of the wet and call. A Lafayette freeze-burst is usually a vacant, a poorly heated crawl, or a line in an exterior wall after a cold night. The first job is stop the water. The second is dry. The third is the rebuild. Photograph the wet area for your file before everything is torn out — that is for your insurance claim, not ours. We are not the insurance adjuster. We do not file the claim and we do not promise the carrier will pay. We stabilize, extract, and leave photos, a scope, and moisture notes you can attach. Details sit on the storm water damage page. If the job becomes mold or a longer dry-out, continue on water and mold remediation. Call or text (765) 551-7368 while it is still wet. Quotes are free. Same-day and next-day when we have a crew, with the locked urgency add-ons — not a 24-hour guarantee. Mold can begin in 24–48 hours in wet insulation and drywall paper. That is moisture science, not a service promise.
Call · text · email · quote
Book Lafayette winterization
Call or text Frank Foust at (765) 551-7368. Email frank@welcomehomeimprovementllc.com. Say vacant or occupied, and the unit count if it is a rental. Vacant locked pricing: /vacant-winterization. Or send the quote form / SimplyWise.
Welcome Home Improvement LLCPO Box 4644, Lafayette, IN 47903
(765) 551-7368 · frank@welcomehomeimprovementllc.com