To increase the value of a property, undergoing a renovation is the basic key to improve the home’s appearance and to make profitable an economic investment.
According to Gerard Rovira, director of FORVI, Real Estate Technical Office of Forcadell, "undergoing a reform can increase the value of the property by up to 20%".
Tips to revalue homes with small or large renovations
Below are some recommended guidelines to increase the value of your home successfully, which is our main objective. Through simple comprehensive reforms it is very easy to attract the attention of clients who are looking for a home.
1. Rehabilitate exterior spaces such as the facade, or the interior and exterior patios. You can request the professional services of a company of vertical works, to avoid scaffolding. This modern technique will lower the costs of the reform and allow for the works to be finished faster. These experts will can also paint the exterior facade, if necessary.
2. Renovating the kitchen is essential to achieve a striking appearance. Change furniture and appliances and install a modern finish on floors and walls. There are materials such as microcement that do not need demolition, but are applied on the old coating. Islands, if your kitchen allows it, are also trend and create a great visual impact.
3. As part of the bathroom renovations, the change of bathtub for a shower and the elimination of the bidet are key changes to gain space and give a feeling of spaciousness to the room. Replace the toilets with more modern ones and incorporate a large mirror to gain spaciousness.
4. Choose to eliminate walls with rough finish like and opt on smooth and light colored walls to gain luminosity throughout the house.
5. Improve lighting so that your home has a much more welcoming and up-to-date look. You can find many varieties and colors.
6. Change the windows for ones that have with better features to achieve greater insulation, both thermal and acoustic.
7. Place a new boiler to provide the home with a much more efficient hot water production system with lower consumption and higher performance, sometimes aided by aerothermal or geothermal, expensive systems that will be profitable in a few months.
8. Introduce some “smart home” system to raise the home value, such as domotics for the blinds, lighting, air conditioning and other features connected by mobile phone.
9. The floor is also a key point in the image of a home. If there is a parquet flooring, it is advisable to sand and varnish it, through a company dedicated specifically to it, so that it looks as good as new. If it is made of ceramic or marble, it is convenient to evaluate the repair or replacement of possible pieces in poor condition, since this would show an unwanted image of the property.
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