Landscaping to Increase the Value of Your Home
Landscaping to increase the value of your home.
If you’re selling the house this year, your home will compete with hundreds more in your price range.
Landscaping is one of the best ways to separate your house from the pack. Choose the right project(s) to complete early this spring and see the impact on your home’s value and desirability instantly.
The landscaping projects below:
- Help your home stand out in the crowded spring and summer real estate market.
- Drive up your potential asking price (some estimates say as high as 25% of the home’s total value).
- Give you a return on investment up to 100% and sometimes more!
So before you put your house on the market, think about this.
A custom outdoor fireplace
Buyers look for unique and functional features to set one home apart from another.
A custom outdoor fireplace does just that.
It gives buyers a central outdoor space to host family and friends almost year round.
An outdoor natural stone fireplace is low maintenance and eye catching, and could be the factor pushing your buyer to a bigger offer.
A stone patio
A stone patio is easy to maintain and looks great.
Outdoor living space is often the factor leading a buyer to one house over another.
A stone patio provides a solid foundation for your hot tub, BBQ, patio furniture and more (or your buyer’s).
A large stone patio is more attractive than a small patio flanked by a patch of ragged grass. So consider what’s around your patio before settling on a size.
A spacious deck
If the stone look isn’t right for your home, a wood or composite deck gives your property that functional living space and wow factor.
A multi-tiered deck gives your home a special feature most of the others in your neighbourhood don’t have.
Buyers are willing to increase their offers to make sure they get this feature and don’t have to build it themselves.
Looking for something simpler but still effective?
You can add smaller landscaping elements to make the house stand out.
- Get some trees! Some stats show houses with tree landscaping sell for 10-15% more than comparable alternatives.
- Refresh your walkway. Update old brick walkways with new stone and small design elements (like pebble surrounds or perennials) for a serious bump in curb appeal.
- Put a new layer of mulch in your flowerbeds. That rich dark colour makes your garden look super healthy.
- Plant bushes around your deck or patio. Bushes give your outdoor living space a more defined border, which many families appreciate.
- Fill in your flowerbeds. Sparse planting looks a little depressing (if your garden beds are sparse, you already know this). Fill in the spaces with local plants.
Ultimately, any landscaping improvements you make will attract more motivated buyers and bigger offers.
And if the landscaping makes you fall back in love with your home, there’s no reason you can’t pull down that For Sale sign and stick around a few more years. You’ll enjoy everything your improved backyard provides the family.
Call today for a quote on a handful of backyard landscaping options. Get your project started early this spring and make the most of the buzzing real estate market before it cools in the fall.
Hardscapes never go out of style. Even a hardscape design form the 70’s can still look great, as long as it isn’t cracked to pieces or ensconced in weeds.
Local plants are already adapted to your climate, so they cope well with the natural water available. They also support the small insects and animals that make a back yard really come alive.