Water movement
Gutters, downspouts, splash patterns, drainage direction, and visible moisture paths that can create expensive damage if ignored.
Preventive Home Care · La Porte & Porter County
Protect your home before small problems become expensive.
Property Armor is preventive contractor care for homeowners who want scheduled inspections, minor maintenance tasks, documentation, and trusted coordination before deferred maintenance turns into a larger repair.
Licensed & insured Indiana contractor Contractor-led Locally owned
Now accepting founding Property Armor homes in La Porte County and Porter County.
$149Home Protection Assessment before any membership.
14-dayAssessment credited toward your enrollment when you join.
Contractor-ledA real contractor reviews your home, never a call center.
Scheduled home maintenance, documented risk checks, and small-task discipline before the expensive call.
The Problem
Most expensive home repairs start as ignored maintenance.
Busy homeowners rarely inspect the same exterior details, moisture points, drainage issues, and aging hardware on a reliable schedule. Property Armor turns home care into a repeatable contractor-led system.
- Deferred maintenance compounds.Small issues with water, trim, fasteners, caulk, flashing, gutters, and exterior details can become expensive when nobody owns the inspection rhythm.
- Hidden risk builds quietly.Moisture, storms, clogged drainage, loose hardware, and aging exterior details create damage long before the homeowner notices the symptom.
- Emergency repair is a bad operating model.Planned maintenance is usually cheaper, calmer, and easier to schedule than reacting after something fails.
The Assessment
The assessment looks for risk where homes usually lose money.
Property Armor is built around inspection discipline: find the weak points, document the priority, separate minor maintenance from quoted repair work, and keep the homeowner out of panic-mode decisions.
Exterior envelope
Siding, trim, caulk lines, flashing clues, exterior penetrations, and weathered details that need scheduled home maintenance.
Decks and entries
Loose hardware, rail movement, fastener issues, step wear, door transitions, and other small items that can become safety or repair problems.
Interior symptoms
Drywall marks, stains, fixture wear, door movement, visible cracks, and other signs that help connect inside symptoms to outside causes.
Deferred task backlog
Small maintenance items are grouped and prioritized so they stop living in the homeowner's head or waiting for a free weekend.
Future repair planning
Larger repair candidates are separated from membership labor so they can be scoped, quoted, and scheduled with clean expectations.
Entry Point
Start with the $149 Home Protection Assessment.
The assessment is the entry point for qualified homeowners. It establishes risk, priorities, and the right scheduled home maintenance plan before anyone commits to a membership.
What the assessment covers
- Exterior and interior visual review.Practical eyes on common home maintenance risks, building envelope concerns, drainage, visible wear, and routine care items.
- Maintenance-risk checklist.A documented view of items to monitor, handle soon, or quote separately if they exceed minor maintenance scope.
- Small-repair priority list.Clear order of operations so the homeowner is not guessing which issue deserves attention first.
- Membership recommendation.Plan guidance based on home age, property risk, homeowner goals, and expected maintenance rhythm.
Memberships
Memberships for scheduled protection visits.
Every plan starts with the Home Protection Assessment. Memberships are not checkout products; they are scheduled contractor-care relationships matched to the property. Plans are billed monthly, with visits scheduled quarterly (or monthly on Estate Defense).
Essential Defense
$99/month
Billed monthly · quarterly visits
Basic protection for homeowners who want a simple, dependable maintenance rhythm.
- Quarterly visits
- 3 hours per visit
- Basic inspection
- Minor repairs within visit time
Recommended
Total Defense
$199/month
Billed monthly · quarterly visits
The default fit for many homes that need meaningful preventive home maintenance without estate-level frequency.
- Quarterly visits
- 6 hours per visit
- Includes Essential services
- Gutter checks
- Minor drywall patches
- Deck hardware checks
- Fixture swaps
Premier Defense
$399/month
Billed monthly · quarterly visits
Upgrade protection for larger homes, older homes, or properties carrying more visible maintenance risk.
- Quarterly visits
- 9 hours per visit
- Includes Total services
- More extensive inspections
- Small carpentry touch-ups
- Paint touch-ups
Estate Defense
$799/month
Billed monthly · monthly visits
High-touch scheduled care for higher-value properties that need monthly oversight and coordination discipline.
- Monthly visits
- 6 hours per visit
- Includes Premier services
- Storm checks
- Concierge coordination
Plan fit is decided after the home is seen.
Every plan recommendation comes from the property, not a price sheet. The assessment protects the homeowner and ensures the right service level from the first visit.
- EssentialMinimum protection when the home is lower-risk or the owner needs a disciplined entry point.
- TotalDefault recommendation for many homeowners who need real quarterly contractor-led home maintenance.
- PremierStronger fit for older homes, larger homes, deferred maintenance, or heavier exterior risk.
- EstateMonthly oversight for higher-value properties where coordination, storm checks, and time control matter more.
The Process
How it works.
A simple path keeps the homeowner out of guesswork and keeps the service relationship grounded in scope.
Schedule the Home Protection Assessment
Submit the form, identify the county, property age, and main concern, then coordinate the assessment visit.
Receive a prioritized home-care plan
Get a practical maintenance-risk checklist, small-repair priority list, and recommended membership fit.
Start scheduled protection visits
Move into quarterly or monthly contractor-led home maintenance with documentation and future repair planning.
A Real Contractor Behind Every Visit
The same contractor, on a schedule.
Property Armor is a licensed and insured Indiana contractor with a single focus: protecting your home on a schedule instead of waiting for the expensive emergency. A real contractor reviews your home and does the work — not a rotating crew and not a call center — with a written record after every visit.
Joe — Owner, Property ArmorLa Porte, Indiana
Referral value for realtors without making this a warranty.
Property Armor helps realtors protect clients after purchase, prepare homes for listing, reduce post-sale maintenance surprises, and create practical referral value without promising insurance, emergency coverage, or unlimited labor.
Refer a Homeowner- Post-purchase maintenance planning
- Listing preparation support
- Reduced maintenance surprises
- Premium referral positioning
FAQ
Straight answers.
Clear answers for homeowners, realtors, and property managers considering a home maintenance service.
Is Property Armor a home warranty?
No. Property Armor is preventive contractor care. It is not a home warranty, insurance product, emergency repair coverage, or unlimited repair plan.
What is included in the Home Protection Assessment?
The assessment includes an exterior and interior visual review, a maintenance-risk checklist, a small-repair priority list, and a recommended protection plan.
Are materials included?
No. Plan labor time is defined by the membership level. Materials, specialty parts, fixtures, and larger repair materials are billed separately.
What counts as a larger repair?
Larger repairs include work that exceeds the scheduled visit time, requires specialty trade work, needs permit-level review, involves structural concerns, or should be quoted as its own project.
Do you handle emergency calls?
Property Armor is built around planned maintenance and risk reduction. Emergency response is not guaranteed and urgent repairs may need to be handled or coordinated separately.
Which areas do you serve?
Property Armor is currently serving La Porte County and Porter County, with founding Property Armor homes accepted during the soft launch.
Can realtors refer clients?
Yes. Realtors can refer buyers, sellers, and past clients who need a practical maintenance plan, listing preparation support, or post-purchase contractor guidance.
Which plan is right for my home?
Most homeowners should start with the Home Protection Assessment. Total Defense is the default fit for many homes, while Essential is a minimum-protection option and Premier or Estate may fit larger, older, or higher-risk properties.
How does billing work, and can I cancel?
Memberships are billed monthly with no long-term lock-in. Visits are scheduled quarterly (or monthly on Estate Defense). You can cancel per the terms in your membership service agreement — no membership starts until that agreement is signed and your first payment is authorized.
Who does the work — is it the same insured contractor each time?
Property Armor is contractor-led. Your visits are handled by a licensed and insured Indiana contractor — not a rotating crew or a call center. You get real field judgment and documentation after every visit.
How long does the assessment take, and how soon can you come out?
A Home Protection Assessment is a focused visual review of your home, inside and out. Timing depends on the season and your county — submit the form or call and we'll tell you honestly what's realistic.
What happens to my plan if I sell my home?
Memberships are tied to the home and the homeowner. If you sell or move, contact us and we'll cancel or help transition the plan — the details are covered in your membership agreement.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Property Armor is a licensed and insured Indiana contractor serving La Porte County and Porter County.
What's Included
Clear scope, so there are no surprises.
Good service means clear limits. Here is exactly what your membership covers and what we quote separately — in plain terms, up front.
- Materials billed separately.Membership pricing covers defined scheduled labor time. Materials, parts, fixtures, and specialty products are separate.
- Larger repairs quoted separately.Anything outside the visit scope, complexity, safety, or time limit is evaluated and quoted as its own project.
- Specialty trades excluded unless coordinated separately.Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, structural, or permit-level work may require separate coordination with the right trade.
- Emergency response is not guaranteed.Property Armor is scheduled home maintenance. Urgent issues may need a separate emergency provider or separate coordination.
- Not a warranty.The service does not insure the home, guarantee future condition, or replace responsible ownership and repair planning.
- No unlimited labor promise.Each plan has defined visit timing. Clear limits preserve service quality and make the relationship sustainable.
Why Property Armor
Built around contractor judgment and repeatable discipline.
The leverage is not a single visit. The leverage is putting a capable contractor-care system around the home before the owner is forced into a rushed repair decision.
Schedule Assessment
Protection Visit Report
Sample
Membership visit · La Porte County · documented
- Gutters & downspout flow Handled
- Deck rail & ledger hardware Handled
- Caulk at west window heads Monitor
- Water heater nearing service age Quote separately
- Contractor-led inspections.Common home maintenance risks are reviewed through practical field judgment rather than a generic checklist.
- Scheduled route discipline.Quarterly or monthly visit structure keeps maintenance from relying on homeowner memory and available weekends.
- Documentation after visits.Notes and priorities help the homeowner understand what was seen, what was handled, and what should be watched.
- Preventive focus.The service is designed to reduce avoidable risk before minor maintenance turns into expensive damage.
- Priority planning for future repairs.Larger items are separated from minor maintenance so they can be scoped and quoted without confusion.
Founding Members
Now accepting founding Property Armor homes.
Soft-launch enrollment is open in La Porte County and Porter County. Founding members receive priority scheduling and lock in their current plan rate.
Priority scheduling
Founding members book before open enrollment and hold their quarterly visit schedule at the current plan rate.
Assessment credit applied
The $149 Home Protection Assessment is credited toward your first month when you enroll within 14 days of the visit.
Risk documented from day one
The assessment creates a baseline record before any deferred maintenance becomes an emergency repair decision.