Making selling houses easier

January 13, 2010 by The Linux Tutor
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Having recently considered selling my house and as with all things similar to this have been trying to find out what the best path to make the house really attractive before we either sell our house or stay in it for a while longer. I started by looking at various rooms in the house and thinking about what I might do to improve them and remove any issues I might feel about them.

Central to my house is the kitchen so I began by considering the kitchen layout, we have a fitted kitchen which is quite east to use with a useful work triangle (fortunately I spoke to a near by kitchen company about kitchen planning ahead of purchasing). The floor had problems with only lino down which had got a bit ripped up as I had shoved washing machines and fridges about in it. I got some tiling advice from a local company to get the floor tiles that would blend in with the fitted kitchen without making the room appear to dark (just some of the small things you have to think about when you want to sell your house, initial impressions are everything within the short window people have to look at you house).

I then wanted to ensure the bathroom was up to scratch, my bathroom layout was a little cramped due to some fitted cupboards which when taken out gave me a lot more space (which if you are going on first impressions could help sell my house). Once again I went down to the area tiler for some useful tiling advice and went for big light tiles which seemed to open the space in the room, just one of the many things to be considering when purchasing bathroom tiles.

The other rooms I painted with a neutral light colour which drew the rooms out and gave the whole house a fresh look. I then took out as much clutter as I could and stored everything that wasn’t necessary away in the garage. The final thing, a house that I wanted to remain in, but after just a few viewings brought to me from an online property site I have got some serious interest, so heres hoping ill be able to sell my house soon.

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