Get The Best From Your Home Improvement Projects

It doesn’t take much to make a big difference in your home. In fact, you can increase your resale value by thousands of dollars with some updates. Here are a few helpful tips to get you started.

If you have an older home, you may find that there are hardwood floors underneath any carpeting currently installed. Many homes prior to 1950s were required to have hard wood as their sub-floor. This means that there may be gold in those floorboards. They may need some refinishing, but not having to pay to have them installed would be a huge money saver.

If you don’t already have some, install some ceiling fans in all your rooms. You can use these to cool rooms and circulate the air, reducing the need to use your air conditioning unit. This in turn will save you money on your electric bill and most likely increase the life expectancy of your air conditioner.

For someone working on a limited budget, there are ways to give your living space a brand new look. It’s simply a case of working with what you have. Move your existing furniture around, maybe using different pieces in different rooms. Replace any photos with updated ones. Spend a little money on a new shade for an existing lamp. It’s the small touches that make the difference.

Recycle the molding in the closets of your old house to finish out your renovation project! Sometimes, finding molding to match the molding from old houses can be almost impossible. One option is to remove the molding that is, likely inside your closets. You’ll never notice that it’s gone and it will be restored to its glory, out in the open where it can be seen.

Remove a door from its frame without taking out the screws in the hinges. Need to take out a door so you can move a big piece of furniture? All you have to do is drive a nail through the bottom of the barrel of the hinge so the pin slides out of the top. Do that on both hinges and the door is free!

Paint your floor in sections corresponding with the direction of the planking. When you paint the floor of a large room it is easy to paint yourself into a corner or to unintentionally block access to the rest of the house until the paint dries. If you paint in sections you can leave paths that run along specific boards. When you paint the adjoining section everything will match perfectly.

Arrange garage items in plastic boxes to keep organized. Select boxes that stack, and label each one. These totes are inexpensive and prevent damage caused by pests and dampness.

Install exhaust fans in all of your bathrooms, your laundry room and above any cooking surfaces. Moist, humid air can cause mold and mildew. Not only that, but lowering indoor humidity can also prevent condensation from becoming trapped inside your walls, where it could eventually lead to rot.

When building an addition to your home, make sure to use insurance-friendly materials. Cement or steel buildings present less of a liability to the insurance company in case of fire, so they charge lower premiums for using them. Wood framed buildings will greatly increase your premiums, because these are much more likely to be damaged in any sort of disaster or fire.

As you have seen, undertaking an improvement project doesn’t have to be a difficult process. If you allow yourself the time for proper planning, it will be a much better process. Try to use some of the tips and ideas that you learned here and then you can start making your home more valuable.