They set up tenting of a sort, with plastic, and they had heat within that area for just a few feet of space from the side of the house.

PS: every unit you own should have a good quality fire extinquisher mounted in the kitchen where it is easy to access.A real one, not the $6 plastic 8 ounce special.

Then we would lay plastic down ( usually just a plastic garbage bag torn open) and then we would put down the woodchips/ rocks / whatever substrate you choose.

but once you do it and work at it - and believe me, if you want to do it right, you've got to work at developing a discipline toward minding your business.once you do that - you'll find that it really isn't brain surgery.

when cops go into places that have operational meth labs, they have a hazmat team in plastic suits go in.

plus the surgery you'll need to take the hair on the back of your head and use it to replace all the hair you lose on top during the process can be quite expensive...

Charles, this isn't brain surgery.

Drain pumps on both of those are plastic (usually) and will crack when the water in them freezes.Before draining the hot water heater and heating system, the fuel source to them is shut-off.The water heater will be drained.Boilers and radiators will be drained.Not sure about sump pumps - you would want them to pump out water, but if things freeze ...Not a pool guy, so I have no idea about those.After winterizing, there will be signs posted (taped on) all over the place identifying that the place has been winterized and who the contractor was that performed that task and their contact info.

plus no oil no tune ups no nothing .. its all software driven software is updated at night when you sleep and they are always adding features.. regular cars it is what it is when you drive it off. unless you get after market stuff that you have to schedule and do surgery on your vehicle. 

I can watch late night TV for hours and get pitched every last piece of plastic junk that is guaranteed to make me look 18 again.