Improving Your Home’s Value And Functionality

The Projects Never End

Owning a home is a never ending project. Regardless of whether you’ve been living in your house for years, you just purchased one, or you’re about to list it for sale. Things will break and need to be repaired.

You may need to paint the walls, install wallpaper, put new fixtures on the ceiling, change the tiles on the kitchen floor, remodel the kitchen, put in a wall, or upgrade all of your plumbing fixtures. You might find yourself in a predicament of having water damage or wind damage.

Now there’s an old riddle to help you get your mind properly aligned: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Fixing up your home is an elephant, but if you do it one job at a time, you’ll be surprised how fast it goes.

Getting Your Head In The Game

First, make a list of things that need to be fixed, and work your way through the list at a comfortable pace. You’ll likely have some dusting, vacuuming, and carpet shampooing to do. You may need to clean the garage or the attic. Perhaps the crank on the windows needs to be removed or is missing in several rooms.

Once you’ve done all the easy things, then it’s time to get into the more difficult areas. Sometimes you’ll be able to make plumbing fixes on your own just by turning off the water, unscrewing one segment of piping, and putting another one in. But, in most cases, you’ll cost yourself hundreds of dollars if you neglect to hire a professional plumber.

Plumbing And Water Damage Solutions

When you’re looking for plumbing solutions, professionals like those of PlumbingFix at PlumbingFix.com provide the kind of services that are all-inclusive, getting the right person for the right job by: “…refer[ing] local and professional plumbers that you can trust,” and “…specializ[ing] in both residential and commercial plumbing systems.”

Through such professional assistance, you can certainly get the help you need. But an additional collateral damage from plumbing problems is water damage, and plumbers aren’t often requisite to the task of repairing such damage, predicating the need for additional professional assistance.

Repair services, such as RestorationElite provide, will help you avoid permanent water damages: “From small water spots to a flooded home, water damage is one of the most common and destructive problems for a homeowner. If not taken care of immediately, excess water in your home can cause extensive damage and can even lead to hazardous mold.”

Mold can be a real deal-killer if you’re listing your home for sale. Black mold is especially egregious, and must be eradicated. But once you get things like water damage and plumbing problems fixed, then it’s time for some real projects, like a kitchen or a bathroom remodel. You may even combine repair projects.

To The Exterior And Beyond

There are also a lot of DIY deck remodeling solutions you can pursue which will increase property value. You mustn’t neglect the exterior of your home—they say not to judge a book by its cover, but in reality it is the opposite; and homes are no different.

Be sure to landscape, get your lawn and garden in shape, and add a fresh lick of paint. Even if you’re not selling, improvement, refurbishment, and maintenance of things listed here are worth pursuing from time to time. If you can keep up at it continuously, good for you! But if not, at least try to maintain your home as often as you can.

See ya later,

Kimberly