DIY Projects That Can Increase Your Home’s Value

Inside or outside, there is always a do-it-yourself project ready to be done. DIY projects should be seen as investments, or cheap, simple solutions that increase the value of your home without a hole in your wallet.

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Interior projects
Remove the popcorn ceiling
It is wise to test your popcorn ceiling before removing it! Houses built before 1980 can contain asbestos. After testing, prepare your room because it becomes messy. Begin by peeing your ceiling with warm water and soap to loosen the stucco. Use a putty knife to scrape away excess stucco. Complete the project by sanding residual stucco and paint with the color of your choice. A contractor can charge $ 1,000 for this. If you do this yourself, you save money and increase the value of your home!

Update old panels
Wood paneling was popular more than 50 years ago, but it is no longer a trend. Demolishing old paneling and replacing it with plasterboard can cost a fortune, but there is a simple solution. Buy a container spackle and fill all vertical grooves on the paneling. Then let it dry for a few hours and discard the entire panel before you start painting to keep the paint. Updating out-of-style wood paneling can attract home buyers. While buyers look for houses and look at houses with wood paneling, they can think.If they have not solved this, what else have they solved?

bathrooms
By renovating or updating your bathroom, you can increase the value of your home and you can get back about 60% of the money you invest in it. Some simple ideas for updating your bathroom are: adding heated floors, installing modern fixtures and painting your bathroom with neutral colors.

Exterior projects
landscaping
Do not judge a house on its landscape, but it is quite difficult not to do it, right? Landscaping is the first thing people notice when they arrive at your home. Having a lush and colorful landscape improves the attractiveness and increases the value of your home, because it is one thing less a home buyer has to worry about. By planting a large variety of plants in the right locations, you can save hundreds of years on heating and cooling!

Outdoor lighting
Installing outdoor lighting is now easier than ever. Most lamps are equipped with small solar panels on top, so they charge during the day and go on when the sun goes down. A house that is lit up at night keeps burglars and your house safe. By lighting paths, you can see where you are walking at night. Light can prevent accidents at night, so you can see if obstacles have landed on your path. By using lamps that only work on solar energy, you save money on your electricity bill and you do not have to dig ditches to lay an electric line from light to light.

Increasing the value of your home does not mean that you have to carry out a major overhaul of the kitchen.