Easy Low-Cost DIY Projects That Add Value Before You Sell Your Home
Purchasing a home is one of the biggest expenses anyone can make. Potential buyers take their time finding the right property, and when they find it, they decide what needs to be done and how much it will cost them. Property sellers try to work out what is important to buyers and what they can do to their dwelling to make it the perfect fit. Quite often, these updates and renovations can be expensive and time-consuming. But there are some things you can do to make your house the best on the street without breaking the bank.
A New Coat of Paint
Quite often, the best way to freshen up a home is with a new coat of paint. Clean, crisp walls can make a house feel brand new. While the paint itself costs a bit, if you do the painting yourself, you can save thousands of dollars.
Pressure Wash Outdoor Areas
Continuing the theme of refreshing surfaces, a high pressure washer can restore concrete pathways, driveways, and rendering to their former glory, making the house feel like new again at a glance.
Upgrade Cabinet Handles & Hardware
A quick trip to your local hardware store for a batch of handles and door knobs won’t cost much, but the effect of bright and shiny kitchen handles makes the cabinets pop like new and a new door knob is one of the first things buyers will see.
Improve Garden Presentation
It costs nothing to weed your garden. Hire or borrow a hedge trimmer, whipper snipper and blower so that every leaf, stick and blade of grass is picked up. Your yard will look professionally manicured but you know all it took was a bit of effort.
Create Better Storage Solutions
Huge amounts of storage are what all the home renovation TV shows focus on, and while adding interior cupboards can be expensive, adding extra shelving to the garage and shed is relatively cheap and easy to assemble. Floating shelving is inexpensive and can help blank walls feel functional.
Repair Minor Damages
Cracks in walls, flooring and roofs get noticed quickly. Gap filler, silicone and a splash of paint will cover up most minor damage. Getting good at filling gaps quickly takes a bit of time to learn, but a piece of laminate with the corner rounded off is a good way to clean up excess gap filler, and a quality scraper ensures skim coats are deposited only in the crack and not all over the wall.
Update Lighting
Buyers want bright and airy homes. Check the wattage of the lights and see if you can boost the lighting with stronger bulbs, or purchase a couple of floor lamps to lift those darker corners.
Refresh Outdoor Timber Surfaces
A bit of sanding back worn areas and hitting it with a varnish or stain will make it look brand new. Using thicker paints will mean fewer coats, saving you time and money.
Organise and Declutter
Cleaning up clutter costs next to nothing, maybe a few boxes and shelving, but it will add big money to your property. Borrow a ute and do those dump runs you have been planning for years. Your home and your wallet will thank you for it.
A New Coat of Paint
Quite often, the best way to freshen up a home is with a new coat of paint. Clean, crisp walls can make a house feel brand new. While the paint itself costs a bit, if you do the painting yourself, you can save thousands of dollars.
Pressure Wash Outdoor Areas
Continuing the theme of refreshing surfaces, a high pressure washer can restore concrete pathways, driveways, and rendering to their former glory, making the house feel like new again at a glance.
Upgrade Cabinet Handles & Hardware
A quick trip to your local hardware store for a batch of handles and door knobs won’t cost much, but the effect of bright and shiny kitchen handles makes the cabinets pop like new and a new door knob is one of the first things buyers will see.
Improve Garden Presentation
It costs nothing to weed your garden. Hire or borrow a hedge trimmer, whipper snipper and blower so that every leaf, stick and blade of grass is picked up. Your yard will look professionally manicured but you know all it took was a bit of effort.
Create Better Storage Solutions
Huge amounts of storage are what all the home renovation TV shows focus on, and while adding interior cupboards can be expensive, adding extra shelving to the garage and shed is relatively cheap and easy to assemble. Floating shelving is inexpensive and can help blank walls feel functional.
Repair Minor Damages
Cracks in walls, flooring and roofs get noticed quickly. Gap filler, silicone and a splash of paint will cover up most minor damage. Getting good at filling gaps quickly takes a bit of time to learn, but a piece of laminate with the corner rounded off is a good way to clean up excess gap filler, and a quality scraper ensures skim coats are deposited only in the crack and not all over the wall.
Update Lighting
Buyers want bright and airy homes. Check the wattage of the lights and see if you can boost the lighting with stronger bulbs, or purchase a couple of floor lamps to lift those darker corners.
Refresh Outdoor Timber Surfaces
A bit of sanding back worn areas and hitting it with a varnish or stain will make it look brand new. Using thicker paints will mean fewer coats, saving you time and money.
Organise and Declutter
Cleaning up clutter costs next to nothing, maybe a few boxes and shelving, but it will add big money to your property. Borrow a ute and do those dump runs you have been planning for years. Your home and your wallet will thank you for it.
