Do you find it difficult to keep your home looking good all year round? And we’re not talking about keeping your rooms clean and tidy; you’re great at managing that! Instead, we’re talking about the exterior of your property and just how messy and grimy it can get over the course of 12 months.
Really, your curb appeal can go up and down over the year. As a homeowner, that can be pretty frustrating to try and keep control of! But there are certain things you can do to maintain a general sense of aesthetic appeal no matter what the season or the weather is.
Keep Greenery Contained
Front yards need just as much prep work as the yard round the back! Whatever greenery you’ve got planted in a front garden, whether it’s a mini lawn, bushes and hedges, short trees, or flowers and plant pots, be sure to keep them contained at all times. Overgrown plants can lessen the true potential of your curb appeal!
You can add more plants during the growing season, and take up dead plants and cut back dead leaves during the autumn and winter, but make sure there’s a border going on at all times.
Keep it Clean
A clean exterior will always look good, no matter what else is going on. That’s why hiring some exterior detailing professionals from time to time will ensure your curb appeal stays exactly at the level you want it.
After all, the amount of work that goes into maintaining your front garden, your porch or deck, any paving, your brickwork and siding, gutters and drains, doors and windows, the roof, and anything else that’s out the front of your house, is a bit too much for most people to handle alone!
It’s quite the exhaustive task list, even in the summertime when you’re not expecting too much weather trouble. But if you can stay on top of it, you’re never going to be disappointed by the look of your home’s exterior.
Keep the Exterior Well Painted
A well painted exterior looks neat and tidy, whereas flaking paint, rust stains and damage, and bits of siding falling off of the wall do not. Anytime you notice issues like these cropping up, clear some time to take care of them.
You can’t have a high amount of curb appeal when there’s noticeable structure damage. Even from street level, someone passing by your home will be able to see where the paint is thinning out and needs a touch up, and where dirt has been caked into the walls of the property.
Thankfully, these issues take time to accumulate. You can apply a new coat of paint maybe every couple of years to deal with this, and then just add in the highlights required as and when you notice them.
Does your home have the curb appeal it could really do with? If not, it’s time to apply the ideas above for a better exterior aesthetic!
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