Getting Your Home Ready to List: Curb Appeal
If you’re looking to add that extra wow factor that some buyers are looking for, here are a few ideas for making your home stand out from the crowd. In this blog post, we hope to offer some helpful tips to improve your home's curb appeal, making it ideal for listing!
If you have any questions or concerns, or if you’re just interested in learning more about listing your home, make sure you read to the end! We’ll make sure you get the contact information for Laurence Mongeau, an experienced REALTOR with over 20 years of experience in the Halton, Hamilton and surrounding areas.
Curb Appeal Tips
Adding a New Design Element
If the façade of your home could use a little excitement, a new walkway, garage doors, or a beautiful timber frame porch are all projects that will add value to your home, meaning that you can recoup some of the costs.
Plant a Tree
Trees are incredible. Studies have shown that trees on properties add value by increasing a home’s curb appeal and also adding to a neighbourhood’s “walkability” score. Trees have also been associated with lower crime rates and reduced tenant turnover! Choose a level site a minimum of 10 feet from any structure, depending on the species you’ve selected. Avoid overhead wires and underground pipes as well. A tree on the north side is a good windbreak. A tree on the south or west will help with cooling.
Dress Up Your Driveway
A well maintained asphalt driveway should last up to 25 or 30 years. If yours is reaching the end of its lifespan, with noticeable cracks and crumbling areas, it may be time for a replacement. There are many options for driveways nowadays, including coloured asphalt, laid brick, concrete and laid stone. Your selection will greatly impact price – you can pay anywhere from $2-$10 per square foot.
While these are mainly big-ticket items for improving curb appeal, there are also a number of inexpensive ways that you can improve the look of your home. Try adding shutters, a lamppost, landscape lighting or a new mailbox and house numbers for quick and easy updates.
Contact Laurence Mongeau
Are you looking to buy or sell luxury homes in Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton, Milton, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, or Grimsby? Contact Laurence Mongeau, your trusted REALTOR® with over 20 years of experience, for expert advice on listing your home and strategic real estate solutions. Call 905-320-0773 or email homes@laurencemongeau.ca today!