OAKVILLE NEIGHBOURHOODS AND HOME PRICES
OAKVILLE NEIGHBOURHOODS AND HOME PRICES
Inside 'To Do' List for Home Sellers
You may be lucky - in that all your home needs is a 'tidy round' and a day's cleaning to be ready to go to market. If your home is older, and you have lived there for some time, there may be small things you live with, which, when fixed, will net you more $ than the effort involved.
Yes, this is a lengthy "To Do" list! Do as much as you are willing to do - the results will show in the sale price and the speed of the sale!
1. Walls and Ceilings
___ Seal and repaint over all patched cracks and nail holes.
___ Repair torn wallpaper, or better yet, remove and re- paint in neutral tones.
___ Check that smoke and carbon monoxide monitors work.
2. Lighting
___ Replace any broken or outdated switch plates.
___ Replace any outdated light fixtures (i.e. builder’s basic).
___ Replacefor any burned out or “browned out” light bulbs.
___ Replace energy saving bulbs with old fashioned ones.
3. Flooring
___ Replace linoleum if dated, stained or worn.
___ Have carpet professionally cleaned.
___ Repair or replace loose or chipped ceramic tiles.
___ Refinish Hardwood Floors if necessary.
4. Kitchen
___ Paint cabinets/frame if very outdated/worn, but still serviceable, in warm neutral colour .
___ Replace countertop if chipped and scratched, and if warranted - cabinets still serviceable.
___ Check all cabinet hinges, handles and knobs, replace if warranted, or update, or tighten.
___ Replace worn out stainless steel sink.
___ Repair leaky faucets, replace if worn out.
___ Make sure all major appliances are in good working order.
5. Laundry Room
___ Replace laundry tub if stained beyond bleaching.
___ Invest in a new faucet set if leaking or outdated.
___ Replace that stained or worn out folding table countertop with a new one.
___ Paint outdated wood cupboards in a warm neutral colour.
___ Replace or scrub with SOS pads and re-seal with quality wax that worn-out linoleum.
6. Bathrooms
___ Replace countertop and backsplash if chipped or dated.
___ Replace worn vanity countertop or repaint with new linoleum paint.
___ Paint wood cupboards that are dated or worn in a warm, neutral colour.
___ Check all cabinet hinges, handles and knobs, replace, tighten or update.
___ Replace sink insert if chipped or stained beyond bleaching.
___ Re-glaze chipped bathtub or replace if worn beyond repair.
___ Replace stained or dated toilets.
___ Replace chipped or worn faucet.
___ Clean or redo mildewed or dirty grout, repair messy grout lines.
___ Purchase a new, neutral- coloured shower curtain if old or worn, and a new liner.
7. Basement
___ Secure handrail.
___ Be sure furnace, water heater, humidifier is in good working order.
___ Have your seasonal inspections done now - keep receipts to show your prospective buyer.
___ Replace furnace filter.
___ Vaccuum floor, remove cobwebs from joints, window frames, straighten stored items.
8. Cleaning
___ All Kitchen Appliances, inside and out and clean underneath as much as possible.
___ All Sinks and taps – stains removed.
___ All Flooring: as necessary, clean carpets , repair tile grout, wax or refinish hardwoods.
___ All Baseboards, wash and dry off to prevent stains.
___ Wash all Switch plates and doorframes – remove those finger smudges.
___ Countertops – remove those stains.
___ Light fixtures, bulbs and lamps – take down overhead plates, clean out the insects.
___ Clean vents.
___ Dust, wash, and polish Shelving.
___ Polish mirrors. Dust all picture frames.
___ Go over walls and wall paper to remove finger mark smudges.
___ Polish wood furniture, vacuum upholstered furniture and have cleaned if necessary.
Yes, this is a lengthy "To Do" list! Do as much as you are willing to do - the results will show in the sale price and the speed of the sale!
1. Walls and Ceilings
___ Seal and repaint over all patched cracks and nail holes.
___ Repair torn wallpaper, or better yet, remove and re- paint in neutral tones.
___ Check that smoke and carbon monoxide monitors work.
2. Lighting
___ Replace any broken or outdated switch plates.
___ Replace any outdated light fixtures (i.e. builder’s basic).
___ Replacefor any burned out or “browned out” light bulbs.
___ Replace energy saving bulbs with old fashioned ones.
3. Flooring
___ Replace linoleum if dated, stained or worn.
___ Have carpet professionally cleaned.
___ Repair or replace loose or chipped ceramic tiles.
___ Refinish Hardwood Floors if necessary.
4. Kitchen
___ Paint cabinets/frame if very outdated/worn, but still serviceable, in warm neutral colour .
___ Replace countertop if chipped and scratched, and if warranted - cabinets still serviceable.
___ Check all cabinet hinges, handles and knobs, replace if warranted, or update, or tighten.
___ Replace worn out stainless steel sink.
___ Repair leaky faucets, replace if worn out.
___ Make sure all major appliances are in good working order.
5. Laundry Room
___ Replace laundry tub if stained beyond bleaching.
___ Invest in a new faucet set if leaking or outdated.
___ Replace that stained or worn out folding table countertop with a new one.
___ Paint outdated wood cupboards in a warm neutral colour.
___ Replace or scrub with SOS pads and re-seal with quality wax that worn-out linoleum.
6. Bathrooms
___ Replace countertop and backsplash if chipped or dated.
___ Replace worn vanity countertop or repaint with new linoleum paint.
___ Paint wood cupboards that are dated or worn in a warm, neutral colour.
___ Check all cabinet hinges, handles and knobs, replace, tighten or update.
___ Replace sink insert if chipped or stained beyond bleaching.
___ Re-glaze chipped bathtub or replace if worn beyond repair.
___ Replace stained or dated toilets.
___ Replace chipped or worn faucet.
___ Clean or redo mildewed or dirty grout, repair messy grout lines.
___ Purchase a new, neutral- coloured shower curtain if old or worn, and a new liner.
7. Basement
___ Secure handrail.
___ Be sure furnace, water heater, humidifier is in good working order.
___ Have your seasonal inspections done now - keep receipts to show your prospective buyer.
___ Replace furnace filter.
___ Vaccuum floor, remove cobwebs from joints, window frames, straighten stored items.
8. Cleaning
___ All Kitchen Appliances, inside and out and clean underneath as much as possible.
___ All Sinks and taps – stains removed.
___ All Flooring: as necessary, clean carpets , repair tile grout, wax or refinish hardwoods.
___ All Baseboards, wash and dry off to prevent stains.
___ Wash all Switch plates and doorframes – remove those finger smudges.
___ Countertops – remove those stains.
___ Light fixtures, bulbs and lamps – take down overhead plates, clean out the insects.
___ Clean vents.
___ Dust, wash, and polish Shelving.
___ Polish mirrors. Dust all picture frames.
___ Go over walls and wall paper to remove finger mark smudges.
___ Polish wood furniture, vacuum upholstered furniture and have cleaned if necessary.
