The first thing someone is going to look at when thinking about purchasing a home is the outside of the house. Not to mention that you can actually ask for more money if the outside of your house is nicely landscaped. So, what can you do to increase the value of your home through outdoor renovations? Here are a few things:
1. Put down colored concrete in the driveway or walkways. This creates a great contrast with the grass and regularly colored road around your home and in your yard.
2. Add interesting landscaping to your yard. Things like gardens or walls will add visual interest and value.
3. Get your driveway pressure washed to reveal concrete that looks practically brand new.
4. Add concrete or brick edging around your garden, driveway, or garden.
5. Add some stenciling to your plain or colored concrete to make it that much more interesting and appealing.
Getting one or two of these simple and fairly priced renovations done to the outside of your home will bring the value significantly up if you're looking to sell and will make your yard and home look nicer even if you aren't selling.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
The Pros and Cons of Renovating Your Home
Pros:
1. You get a new space that is fit exactly to your needs and specifications.
2. You get to have a new and larger space without having to move.
3. You can accommodate whatever new person or thing in your life prompted this want to renovate.
4. Having a new space that fits your life and needs is proven to improve mood and productivity in the home.
Cons:
1. Not everyone in the home or family may like the idea of the remodel.
2. There will be a lot of hassle and stress during the renovation.
3. Strange people will be in your home for the entire time the renovation is happening.
4. Tempers can run high during times like these.
5. For a portion of this time parts of your house will be taken apart or unusable; you have to go through chaos in order to get what you want in the end.
So, there are about an equal number of pros and cons. You just have to look at both lists and find out if you can deal with the bad in order to get the good.
1. You get a new space that is fit exactly to your needs and specifications.
2. You get to have a new and larger space without having to move.
3. You can accommodate whatever new person or thing in your life prompted this want to renovate.
4. Having a new space that fits your life and needs is proven to improve mood and productivity in the home.
Cons:
1. Not everyone in the home or family may like the idea of the remodel.
2. There will be a lot of hassle and stress during the renovation.
3. Strange people will be in your home for the entire time the renovation is happening.
4. Tempers can run high during times like these.
5. For a portion of this time parts of your house will be taken apart or unusable; you have to go through chaos in order to get what you want in the end.
So, there are about an equal number of pros and cons. You just have to look at both lists and find out if you can deal with the bad in order to get the good.
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