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Adding Value To A Property
In this regard, the concept of adding value to a property means making it worth more by using methods which cost less than the amount they add to your ultimate selling price.
Here are some examples of how good design can add value:
• Adding an extension or loft conversion to your property. That unused space costs you nothing, yet will add thousands more in value.
• Add a feeling of spaciousness with good design - eg. by adding or removing walls to make the same floor area seem larger or just more practical.
• Add period features (where appropriate) to give an upmarket feel, eg. fireplaces and timber mouldings that make the property seem more original.
• Cheap ways of adding value that change the appearance of a property without expensive structural alterations – eg. imaginative decorating and good lighting.
Refurbishing
When you are refurbishing, the aim should be to get the most added value from every pound you invest. Not all refurbishments add the same value - and some can even remove value.
Here are the ten most profitable improvements you can make to any property:
• Central heating and a working fireplace. • Modern double glazing.
• A refitted bathroom, complete with tiling and all fittings.
• A good quality refitted kitchen.
• Complete rewiring, with plenty of sockets, imaginative lighting, TV and telephone sockets.
• Panelled wood doors and good quality timber mouldings like skirting boards, architrave, picture rails (in a period property) and staircase fittings.
• A paved patio or decking - even better if it provides direct access to the living room through French windows or a patio door, for those balmy summer evenings!
• A downstairs cloakroom and/or en suite shower room to the main bedroom - except in very small properties.
• Good quality (but neutral) decorating throughout. • Wooden floors (either polished floorboards or laminate flooring).
...And Refurbishments That Don’t Maximise Your Return
• Conservatories and porches.
• Garden landscaping, garden sheds and block paved drives.
• Fitted furniture such as wardrobes - except a fitted kitchen.
• Architectural features like exposed beams, feature stone walls and leaded glass - unless these are an original feature of the property.
• Swimming pools, saunas, solar heating panels, air conditioning and other luxury or high tech. features.
The above however can all add to the saleability of a property.
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Benefits of Growing Organic Fruits and Vegetables Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. Then, nature does most of the work for you. There are many benefits of growing your own fruits and vegetables with this way. Growing them organically is also easy and you just need to learn some general principles. Here are the benefits of organic gardening: 1. Organically grown foods are not sprayed with chemicals. That means less health harming chemicals on the food that you and your family may consume. Keep in mind that pesticides are created with only one purpose, to kill living things. A certain kind of protection might be dangerous. Pest control must be done with utmost consideration to safety; safety in terms of the plants, animals and humans. On the average, a child ingests four to five times more cancer-causing pesticides from foods than an adult. This can lead to various diseases later on in the child's life. With organic gardening, these incidents are lessened. Organically grown foods are nutritious and full of taste although they may not look as colourful and well presented as shop produce. 2. Cost savings One example of organic fertilizer that you could make use of is as lowly as the stale coffee and coffee grounds. You don't need to buy chemical fertilizers and pesticides that are expensive. Besides, the main purpose of taking care of vegetables and organic gardens will be defeated if they become "tainted" with pest control chemicals. In organic gardening, pest control relies on a series of strategy, not on a highly toxic chemical. For example, you can plant suitable flowers to attract pest's natural predators like wasps and lacewings. Compost can be made using vegetable waste. You can also add tealeaves, coffee grounds, eggshells and banana skins. Although this is a bit more time-consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers, it would surely be one rewarding activity. 3. Less harm to the environment. Growing foods organically can protect the topsoil from erosion. As an addition, it has residual effect on ground water. According to The Environmental Protection Agency, 38 states have cases of contaminated ground water. Growing your own fruit and vegetables is a great way of getting closer to nature. The independence and satisfaction that can come from growing your own food is as rewarding as the peace of mind you have when you know exactly how the food was grown. By doing it, you have participated in safeguarding the future of the next generations.
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Gardening Tips & Ideas
Here's a little collection of handy gardening tips & ideas that may make life in your garden that little bit easier, or at least show you that gardening doesn't have to be costly to be enjoyed. 1. To prevent animals from digging up and eating your spring bulbs, you should have first, wrapped them in a thin layer of steel wool. It does no harm to the bulbs, as its shoot will push right through it. 2. Washing up liquid makes a great insecticidal soap when you mix it with water. Take 1 to 3 tablespoons of washing up liquid and mix it into 4 litres of water, add a tablespoon of vinegar too, put it in a spray bottle and mist spray the entire plant. Small left over soap bars, you remember the ones that clutter the soap tray in the bathroom, and no one likes to use, can be utilized also and easily dissolved using warm or boiling water. Of course always remember to let it cool before applying to your plants. Soapy dish or bath water can also be collected and used effectively. 3. Cut all flower stems at an angle, as it creates a larger surface area for the flowers to draw up more water and you must remember to put your flowers into water immediately. When I cut long stemmed flowers I take a deep pale almost full to the brim with water which was stood in my glasshouse or shed overnight just for this purpose. If you don't then tiny air pockets will form in the stems and cause the flowers to droop. Oh yes and don't forget to drop an aspirin in your vase with the water, your flowers will love you for it and repay you by staying fresh looking for longer. A small piece of an Alka-Seltzer tablet or a part spoon of liver salts, once the fizzing has stopped are good alternatives to aspirin. Don't put long stemmed flowers in a small vase, and visa versa, for small stemmed ones. Always choose the appropriate vase and your cut flowers will certainly last a little longer, provided you maintain the correct water level. Last but not least, never ever use water straight from your tap for your vase of flowers, always put water in your vases the night before and stand them on a windowsill to gain room temperature, as tap water is very cold and causes those little air bubbles to form.