In a report released by the NALP and the NAR (National Association of Landscape Professionals and National Association of Realtors, respectively), landscaping and hardscaping are viable home improvement investments in both the short and long terms. These investments immediately bring pleasure and enhanced enjoyment form homeowners’ outdoor living space experiences while also adding true, real value to their properties.
In short, landscaping and hardscaping projects are no-lose ventures. Looked at another way, they aren’t an expense – they’re an investment. And as more and more homeowners realize that their mindsets shift and they begin to assess their outdoor living spaces in a completely different light. Instead of seeing how they can make the best of what they have, they start visualizing how to bring out the best in what is possible.
In this case, their possibilities revolve around their existing property’s specifications, the space they have to work with and – most importantly – what they most want to do and experience when spending time outdoors.
So, read on.
Discover how and why hardscape investments add value to your quality of life and your property.
Preserve and protect your property. One thing is for sure when it comes to investing – or not investing – in your home and property. Damage is costly and dilapidation from disregarding imminent damage is even costlier. For this reason, hardscape projects like retaining walls are one of the most crucial hardscape projects you should consider if your property is at risk of erosion, and there are grade changes in the yard.
If a portion – or all – of your yard is unusable because of steep sloping, over time, your foundation will become water damaged. The constant water and dirt flow eventually will accumulate and erode the slope and then damage your foundation. However, a retaining wall can be designed and built to manage the flow of water, so it flows away from the foundation. Furthermore, a retaining wall built as the result of this particular circumstance can also create a much more ambient appeal to the entire property.
Attract attention and praise. The operative words to all real estate agents when describing and listing a home are “curb appeal”. This feature is often the most critical aspect when they present, market, and sell a home. If a home isn’t immediately eye-appealing, the majority of potential buyers will pass without even looking inside the home.
Making basic upgrades like paver edging to border your garden or an attractive, functional retainer wall can go a long way toward creating and enhancing curb appeal.
However, including a beautiful paving stone patio with its own entryway or even a seat wall will draw attention and admiration from neighbors, visitors, and passers-by as well as potential home buyers. This means that hardscape upgrades not only add value to your outdoor living experience, they also add market value to your home.
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