Remodeling & Renovations
Top 5 Do's
Spruce up your curb appeal. Potential buyers judge your home before they even enter the interior. Make the first impression count. Plant flowers, mow the lawn, put out a welcome mat and make small repairs that you have been putting off.
Clean, Clean, Clean. This simple tip is essential. Dust, vacuum, clean the windows and mop the floors. Make sure there are no odd odors floating around or major stains on the carpet or furniture. Do like your mother said and make your bed!
Declutter. Get rid of any superfluous items that detract from the rooms. Hide figurines, throw out junk mail, newspapers and magazines, file your papers and put clothes, shoes and the like out of sight.
Neutralize. Potential buyers need to imagine themselves living in your home. Make it easy for them by removing all personal items like family pictures and/or religious items. Also get rid of any loud paint colors, offensive wall coverings or in-your face accessories.
Remove all big clunky furniture. Oversize couches, chairs or coffee tables have to go. If you cannot replace them with smaller pieces, get rid of as much as you can - less is more!
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The Industry Standard is up with a special feature, The Digital Home of 2013. Here are some of the technologies the tech journal thinks we can expect to see in the next five years:
- WiMAX and 4G wireless technology that will easily outperform the WiFi networks of today
- Automated home controls (no big news to anyone in the industry)
- The mainstreaming of green (I'd make the argument we're already there)
- Streaming all our entertainment from the computer
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An important day in remodeling history |
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It was 75 years ago today that Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed his first wave of New Deal legislation including the National Industrial Recovery Act or NRA. The NRA led two years later to the formation of the North East Roofing, Siding and Insulation Contractors Association, which eventually became the National Remodelers Association, and in 1982 joined with the National Home Improvement Council to form NARI. (This was part of the reason we named Roosevelt one of the ten most influential people in the history of remodeling.)
So today marks the 75th anniversary of the industry's first tentative steps toward associations and more professionalism. Certainly something worth celebrating!
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One of the hardest parts of any renovation project is setting a budget and sticking to it. If you break down your budget to specific items, and keep an accurate record of what you are spending then you are ahead of the game. Inevitably unexpected expenses will arise, so it is better to plan for them. Most professionals will say to expect to spend 10-15% more than your budget. |
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