Staining your deck can give your home a major curb appeal

Are you thinking about putting your home on the market? You may want to create a curb appeal first in order to maximize the market price of your home. The key element of a home’s curb appeal is not what is on the inside, but what is on the outside – think a deck or a patio. Of course, your outdoor structures and arrangements are the first thing your prospective buyers are going to notice. So, in a way, they are also the most telling details of your house. The good thing is that you can easily turn the outside of your home into an exclamation point that makes a statement.

Revitalizing your wood decks by thoroughly cleaning and washing them is one surefire way to give the outside of your home an instant lift. However, if the deck is in need of repairs, you should consider applying a new coat of high-quality exterior stains to patch up minor wood damages and restore the aesthetic appeal of the deck. A clean, glistening and attractive deck can be an extra incentive for potential homebuyers and will undoubtedly make an enormous difference in your home’s curb appeal.

The good thing about staining deck is that it is a project you can do yourself. You can stay with natural wood stain or give your deck a complete makeover using different colors. You can use traditional colors for your deck staining project as they are quite popular right now. Classics never go out of style anyway. At the same time, you may want to look for crisp, clean colors that will complement the overarching theme of your home.

Wood decks, if left to the ravages of nature, can quickly deteriorate from that clean, shining wood surface you so admired when your deck was new to a dingy, dull, mildew and dry-rot plagued atrocity. Naturally, this will turn would-be buyers off. But even if your wood deck has a few minor flaws, it could still create negative curb appeal. So, if the damage is mostly to the deck surface, quick and easy relief is on the way with painting your deck with a fresh coat of General Finishes dye stain.

Staining your deck is one of the most cost-effective ways to create an instant wow factor and give your home a major curb appeal.

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