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House sitting sign-up sheet
Nights covered while you're away.
A house sitting schedule with a row for each night you're away, claimed by the friends and family who are free to stay over. Everyone can see which nights are still open, and the key details go by email only to the people who signed up.
Start oneIt opens with the days already laid out. Pick the first one, and change anything before you share it.
What's filled in for you
- Title
- House sitting
- Layout
- One a day, over a range
- Days
- 7 of them, each called “Night”, with room for one person a day.
- Everyone is asked for one. Only you and anybody helping you run the page see it, and it's never shown on the page.
- Description
- Thank you for staying over while we're away. Pick the nights you can do. We'll email the key and the house details to everyone who signs up.
- For
- Family or friends
You add your name and the first day. Anything here can be changed before you share it.
An example
- Night: Fri 6 Nov · taken by Priya
- Night: Sat 7 Nov · taken by Priya
- Night: Sun 8 Nov · open
How to set it up
- Set the nightsIt starts with seven nights from tomorrow, one person each. Change the first night and how many there are.
- Keep the details privateLeave the address and alarm code off the page. Everyone is asked for an email so you can send them privately.
- Send the linkShare it with the people you'd trust with the house. Nobody needs an account.
- Send the detailsUse “Tell people something” on your private link to email everyone the key, the alarm and anything to look after.
What helps
- A sitter who takes several nights in a row is easier on the key than one a night. They can pick them all at once.
- List the jobs in the email: plants, mail, bins, a light on in the evening.
- Leave an emergency contact and the number of a neighbour who has a spare key.
- If plans change and you need cover for an extra night, add a row from your private link.
Something to send with the link
Copy it into a text, an email or the group chat, change what you like, and paste your link at the end.
Questions people ask
- Can one person take every night?
- Yes, unless you turn on “One sign-up each”.
- Why does it ask for an email?
- So you can send the house details privately. This template turns on “Ask everyone for an email address”, and only you and anybody helping you run the page see them.
- Is there a calendar file for each night?
- No. A night here has no time on it, and it couldn't be a shift instead, since a shift has to finish on the day it starts. Each sitter gets a copy of their nights by email.
Other templates people use
Family sign-up sheets, polls and RSVPs, or browse all templates
Start one
It takes a minute to set up, and nobody else has to install anything.