7 Outdoor Upgrades That Make Your Dallas Home More Valuable

Exterior upgrades don’t just offer recreational benefits and enhanced aesthetics, they boost the value of your home and property. Not every renovation or remodel outdoors results in a healthy ROI, but many do, such as building retaining walls and adding landscape lighting. Check out these seven outdoor upgrades that ensure your home is more valuable to potential buyers.

1.  Build a Fire Pit

During a Dallas summer, there’s nothing better than sitting around a fire with family and friends, telling stories, having a cool beverage and roasting marshmallows. Installing an outdoor fire pit not only allows you to create memories you will cherish forever, it also results in an ROI of about 70%.

2.  Replace Your Entry Door

When you’re looking to make much-needed cosmetic changes to the front of your home, the first thing you should do is upgrade your front entry door. Not only will your house get a facelift, you’ll recoup 75% of your initial investment over the years.  For under $2,000, including the hardware, door and installation, you are crafting an impressive entryway that offers a unique and beautiful focal point.

3.  Implement a Lawn Care Program

A good-looking lawn needs attention. You may not have the time to do it, so hire a pro skilled in residential landscaping and maintenance plans. Your lawn needs to be fed a steady diet of nutrients, plus it has to be weeded and mowed on a regular basis. This typically involves six applications of lawn fertilizer and weed-control annually, which can boost your home’s value by $1,000 – a 267 % ROI, according to Bob Vila.

4.  Refresh Your Landscape

Luscious, fresh and green landscaping increases curb appeal and home value. This type of outdoor makeover offers an 83% ROI. Put in a natural flagstone walkway, add some stone planters, mulch your garden beds, or plant flowering shrubs. Any little improvements you make will come together to make a big impact.

5.  Install a Backyard Patio

Installing a patio enhances and expands your outside living area while increasing your home’s value at the same time. This project will give you about a 70% ROI.

6.  Install an Outdoor Kitchen

An outdoor kitchen is a great accent that will bring your family together in the great outdoors, but it will also serve to impress potential buyers if you’re planning on selling in the next few years. For example, if you invest in a $14,000 outdoor kitchen, you will recover $10,000 of that over time. Consider an inset grill, sink, stainless steel drawers, ice chest, concrete counter top and seating areas.

7.  Add Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting makes it safer to entertain after dark, plus it deters would-be burglars. Stylish, effective lighting for your exterior ramps up your home’s curb appeal, whether you want to pepper some lighting along a pathway, put accent lighting on the house itself, or add some pretty patio lanterns.

Contact Bare Roots Landscape Solution

Ready to boost the value of your home with outdoor upgrades? Contact us today at 866-616-3097.

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