Below are a few helpful, quick and inexpensive tips to freshen up your home. Especially if you are starting to consider listing your home on the market in the near future. These tips make the difference buyers putting an offer on your home, and the one prospective buyers saw down the street! Many of these tips can be completed in 60 minutes . . . 60 minutes to SOLD!!
Freshen Up an Old Room With Paint
Inexpensive and
easy. Pick a fresh bold color then use it to paint just one wall in a room. Covering
only one wall will cost less and won’t take as much time as painting the whole
room.
Switch
Out Your Faucet
Sick of your leaky faucet? If you can wield a wrench,
you can easily install a new faucet. Before you start the job, turn off the
water supply. Then just unscrew the connections from your old faucet and screw
in your new faucet. Add an aerator, and you'll lower your water bill at the
same time.
Clean
Your Dryer Ducts
If your dryer doesn’t work as quickly as it used to,
lint could be the culprit. Buildup not only affects efficiency, it also
increases your risk of fire. To clean your ducts clean your ducts first
you’ll need some muscle to move your dryer away from the wall. Then you just
need a vacuum, I recommend investing in a shoppe vac. Unplug the dryer,
disconnect the ductwork, and vacuum out the ducts as well as you can.
Inspect
Your Electrical
Conduct an audit of your outlets. For childproofing
purposes, insert outlet covers into unused wall and power strip outlets, and
secure any loose wires. For general safety, look for overloaded circuits and
power cords, and adjust as necessary. Frayed cords should be replaced as should
any light switch that is hot to the touch.
Build
Raised Flowerbeds
You can build an 8-foot-square garden bed in less than
an hour, using eight 8-foot-long sections of pressure-treated lumber, screws,
construction adhesive, and landscape adhesive. Using a saw and a drill, cut
pieces to size and secure them together. Add landscape fabric to the base
to prevent the growth of messy-looking weeds this can add instant charm and interest.
Scrub
Your Pathways
Sidewalks, walkways, and driveways can become stained by wet leaves, rain, mildew, and automotive leaks. Get rid of these eyesores with a thorough
power-washing. Makes a big impact.
De-Grime
Your House
With a pressure washer, there’s no need to crawl on
the roof to clean your gutters—just aim and spray. A pressure washer can also clean grime off your gutters
and your stucco walls as well. It can even be used to clean your second floor
windows. Just be sure that all your windows are securely closed before you
start.
Update
Your Hardware
Once you select new door-knob or cabinet
pulls, installation often requires nothing more than a screwdriver. To mount
pulls on doors that never had them before, create a template to ensure that you
drill your holes in the same spot each time.
Install
Weather-stripping
Weather-stripping will make your home more comfortable
while ensuring that your AC and Heating Equipment won’t have to work so hard to cool and heat your home. Permanent weather-stripping,
which has adhesive, is recommended around doors and windows that are opened
throughout the season. For windows that will stay shut until fall, consider
temporary weather seals or sealant that peels off when it’s no longer needed.
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