Every aspect of your property matters when it comes to selling your home or increasing its value. Small improvements in areas that you may not think of as important can end up making a big difference to potential buyers. By revamping and enhancing your backyard space, you can drastically increase the value of your home and how appealing it is to potential buyers. Here are a few ways you can add value to your property by improving the backyard.
Improve The Security Of Your Fence And Walls
The key to successfully adding value to your property is properly thinking about what modern property seekers are looking for in their next purchase and what they want in a home. If you try and keep this in mind when doing home improvements, you are more likely to make choices that will pay off when it comes to selling your house. Rather than adding flashy, overpriced features that might depreciate in value quickly, think about what is important when it comes to an outdoor space. By doing this, you’ll realise that most families want an outdoor space that is comfortable, safe and private. In order to achieve this, sturdy walls and fences that feel secure and protective are required. When it comes to improving your backyard, make sure this is a priority. The appearance of a fence adds value to a home and it is particularly important to those potential buyers who have pets or young children.
Keep The Yard Low-Maintenance
A backyard or garden that looks like it requires a lot of upkeep can negatively impact the valuation price and saleability of your home. .A high-maintenance garden that looks like it will take a lot of effort to prune and keep in shape will put off buyers. Having a low-maintenance garden doesn’t necessarily mean having an ugly or boring-looking backyard space, it simply means that there are not multiple elements in the space that require looking after or taking care of. A few plant beds, a lawn in good condition and a paved area for entertaining are often enough for people.
Weeding and mulching plant beds is one way to improve the appearance of your garden and help it appear low-maintenance. As well as this, getting rid of overgrown shrubs and bushes ensures your garden looks well-kept. While some people may think adding a swimming pool is one way to add value to your home, it can often cost more than it is worth. For some potential buyers, a swimming pool is a deterrent because it poses a safety risk to young children and requires, sometimes costly, maintenance.
Have An Entertaining Area
People want to be able to use their backyard as a space to enjoy time with family and friends, particularly if they live somewhere with a good climate for outdoor entertaining. The idea of an outdoor room is favourable amongst potential buyers. This is where you create a paved terrace or patio area that extends from the living area and combines hard surfaces with the green aspects of the yard. It should be slightly protected from the elements, or partly undercover, and decorated with furniture. Adding a BBQ or a basic cooking station helps to define the space. If you decorate the area appropriately, potential buyers will be able to imagine their lives in the home and imagine how they might use the space themselves.
Invest In A Shed
Adding a shed to your backyard is a cost-effective way of creating more storage space but you are adding space to your yard that can be used in a whole variety of ways. Perhaps you will use your shed strictly for storage and ensuring your backyard remains uncluttered. However, other potential buyers may see your shed and decide that they might use it as a home gym, a kid’s play den, a home office or an artist’s studio. The potential that comes from adding a shed to your yard is what adds value to your property. The fact sheds can be used for many different things and styled in many different ways makes them an attractive feature.
Lay A New Lawn
A backyard with a fresh and lush lawn is something that is going to instantly attract buyers. Replacing your grass with a new lawn can make a big difference to the look of your garden, particularly if your current lawn is browned, patchy or struggling to grow evenly. A thicker, greener lawn makes the garden look more inviting and sophisticated. Make sure the lawn is mowed and doesn’t look unkempt as no buyer is going to be interested in an overgrown backyard.
