8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your Home

Welcome!

Brought to you by the National Association of Realtors^®

Find HouseLogic on:: Facebook; |; Twitter
About the Site Hide This

You care about your home. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® cares about homeownership. To help you become the best, most responsible homeowner you aspire to be, we want to provide you with free information and tools you can use to make smart and timely decisions about your home.

From time to time, we may reach out to you to help us support legislation and/or policies that may have an impact on you, the homeowner. You can choose to join our cause. Or you can choose not to. Regardless, your privacy is safe with us.

We'll never share or sell your email address or other personal information you may provide us in the course of using the site with anyone without your explicit consent.

Published: February 18, 2011
By: Pat Curry
Be the first to comment

Here are eight ways to help your home put its best face forward.

Effort: High 1-4 wks
Investment: Med $300-$3,000 for pro plan

Tip #8: Maintenance is a must

Nothing looks worse from the curb—and sets off subconscious alarms—like hanging gutters, missing bricks from the front steps, or peeling paint. Not only can these deferred maintenance items damage your home, but they can decrease the value of your house by 10%.

Here are some maintenance chores that will dramatically help the look of your house.

Refasten sagging gutters.

Repoint bricks that have lost their mortar.

Reseal cracked asphalt.

Straighten shutters.

Replace cracked windows.

Pat Curry

Serial remodeler Pat Curry is a former senior editor at Builder, the official magazine of the National Association of Home Builders, and a frequent contributor to real estate and home-building publications.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Previous

Track Your Progress

Mark as Read

Print Checklist

When choosing a lawn alternative:

They’re lush, green, and all-American. They’re also water-hogging, time-sucking nuisances. In fact, some are saying ‘no’ to turf. Should we get rid of our lawns?

What are lawn alternatives?

Turf grasses

Ground cover

Fake grass

And, yes, lawn paint!