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INDUSTRY INSIGHT SELLING YOUR HOME SPONSORED CONTENT Home Improvements For Increased Enjoyment & Market Value Selling Houses. Creating Homes. Jane Siddons Herrmann Fox Chapel Office: 412.782.3700 x228 Cell: 412.418.0602 736 Fairview Road, Fox Chapel, PA 15238 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms [email protected] www.JaneHerrmann.com The Preferred Realty Remodel the Kitchen Replacing and redoing everything in the kitchen—can cost more than the average tax return. Instead, remodel effectively by picking certain elements. Upgrade to new wooden cabinets with sturdy handles and pulls; you have a variety of stains to choose from. Appliances should be traded in after two decades of use. Countertops still Formica or tile? Gleaming marble, sandstone, or butcher block might be in your future. Refurbish the Bathroom You can make your bathroom look wonderful for a relatively small sum of cash. Upgrade the fixtures with gleaming new hardware, pewter, stainless or brass. Re-tile the floor in a modern pattern and place new decorative tiles on the wall. A new towel holder and fresh towels maybe all you need. Install Wood Floors If you have carpet or old wood floors, give your home a beauty boost with new 5 STAR ZILLOW AGENT wood floors. These are even healthier; wood floors are less prone to hold dust mites and bacteria from food and pet accidents that linger even after cleanup. Since many people love wood floors, this can also increase your home’s resale value. Increase Your Curb Appeal Your curb appeal includes anything people see of your home from the road. Raising it can involve buying a new door, installing lamps you love on either side of the door, updated address/street number plaques and placing some pots with foliage/flowers in them. If you have a porch, dress it up with easy chairs, rockers or a porch swing. Check your mailbox to make sure it is in good shape too! Replace the Heating or Cooling System Replacing every 20 years your heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is a great energy saving improvement and will repay you in lower energy bills. 120 Marvelwood Place, Fox Chapel, PA 15215 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms 2019 Top Fox Chapel Area Listing and Sales Realtor 5 STAR PREMIER ZILLOW AGENT Over 100 5 STAR Reviews! ©2020 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchise of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. Information not verified or guaranteed. If your home is currently listed with a Broker, this is not a solicitation. FOX CHAPEL AREA ❘ SPRING 2020 31