BOOST THE VALUE OF YOUR HOUSE WITH EXTERIOR PAINTING

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BOOST THE VALUE OF YOUR HOUSE WITH EXTERIOR PAINTING

David Borthwick - Borthwick Decorators Ltd

May 22, 2020

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOUSE

If you are thinking about selling your home in the near future, you really should consider having the exterior of it painted by a professional painting company. Alternatively, if you're not moving house it should be painted regularly to maintain the exterior and to keep it looking tip top. In this article, we are going to run through some of the ways exterior painting can boost your house's value, street appeal and attract potential buyers.

DOES PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME REALLY INCREASE IT'S VALUE?

Well, this might not come as a surprise, but the answer is a resounding yes! A house that has been painted recently won't need to be painted anytime soon and therefore is more attractive to a buyer. Since good exterior painting work doesn’t have to be redone for years, you are removing a big obstacle from the buyer’s list of doubts.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL YOUR HOUSE, STREET APPEAL REALLY DOES MATTER!

An estate agent will tell you street appeal is very important. It really does matter if your property doesn’t look good on the outside. You are not going to attract buyers with a badly maintained exterior. Think about it like this; when you are looking at houses online, you will see the exterior of the property first. If your house isn’t making a good first impression, most people are going to lose interest quickly and won't bother looking at what the inside looks like.

A repainted exterior on a house is something you get to enjoy too. Even if you’re not selling your house, you get to go home to a beautiful, visually appealing house every single day. That a big positive in my book!

A FRESHLY PAINTED EXTERIOR SENDS A MESSAGE

What do you want prospective buyers to think when they see your home? A recently painted exterior shows that you care about your house and that you maintain it regularly. If the exterior paint on your harling, roughcast or pebbledash is drab, faded, peeling, or flaking, it’s time to call in the professional exterior painters to repaint your home.

COLOURS CHOICES

When choosing the colour of the exterior of your house, treat it as you would the interior. We advise people to get sample pots and apply them to the relevant substrates. This will allow you to see the contrast between different colours as they appear in daylight and on different sides of your house. Most houses have sunnier sides and darker sides, this will affect the way your house looks on different elevations and will play an important part in deciding colours.

HIRE PROFESSIONALS

I'm sure I don't need to tell you this but painting an exterior isn't the same as painting a feature wall in your living room. We recommend you hire a professional exterior painting company for your house.

Why hire professionals? Well, firstly, they know how to prepare substrates before painting them. Secondly, your house will only gain value if the job is done right and to a professional standard. Any shortcuts that result in a less than professional exterior painting job are likely to be to be major turn offs for prospective buyers.

ABOUT BORTHWICK DECORATORS LTD

At Borthwick Decorators Ltd you have found one of Scotland’s leading painting and decorating companies, where quality, reliability and professionalism come as standard. We are based in Edinburgh, with affiliated branches in Glasgow, Perth, Stirling and Crieff which allows us to cover the whole of Central and South Scotland including Fife and Tayside. We are a Painting and Decorating Association and Scottish Decorators Federation accredited business with £10 million public liability insurance. We are also a CHAS and SMAS accredited company and IPAF and PAL licensed to operate cherry pickers. All of our tradespeople are fully qualified painters and decorators. We also offer plastering, joinery and multi-trade services in conjunction with our painting and decorating jobs. Residential and commercial painters and decorators since 1959.

If you have any questions regarding the painting and decorating services we offer or you would like to book a free no obligation quotation, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via our online enquiry form or alternatively by sending us an email or by telephoning 0131 235 2733 or 0800 772 3973.