Property – single biggest asset

 

Owning your own property is one of the biggest single assets a person may have throughout their entire life; this is true regardless of the economic situation. A home which is well maintained is one of the best ways of not only reducing home repair expenses but increasing the overall value of the property.

If you have just bought a new home, it is recommended to keep an account of the maintenance jobs performed on your house from the time you moved in. This way you can monitor the maintenance details including the condition of your home and the costs of the repairs.

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Maintenance costs can be high and generally happen when you least expect. Why not set aside a specific and separate account for house maintenance purposes. Like a medical aid for your home. Prevention, as well as early detection, are really important and will surely help you save a great deal of money.

Remember, you may not be thinking of selling you home right now, but what if you have to sell your home urgently, will you get a good price? Do you have the funds to bring it up to standard?

When adding to your home (extra bedrooms etc.) ensure that you are not over capitalising for your area. Ask your local estate agent for a valuation and their advice about additions. Over capitalising will cost you dearly as you may not be able to sell for the true value of your home.

Keep an lookout for our post on helping you to maintain your home. Should you need renovations, additions or repairs please feel free to contact us for a quote joe@mr-right.co.za

 

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Talk about a mans best friend.

 

 Now, if we can just get Jesse to learn how to do all our house maintenance. Wouldn’t that be handy?

Patch repairing carpet damage

 

 

So you had one of those hectic parties and some idiot decided to put his cigarette out on your carpet. And blow me down if its not slap bang in the lounge for all to see. Help!!!

 

Here’s a quick and easy repair tip

 

 

If you are lucky enough to have some scrap carpeting (same as the damaged one) lying around then this job is no problem. If however you are not that lucky you may have to resort to removing a small piece of carpet from an unobtrusive area. This is not the best remedy but certainly far less costly than replacing the entire carpet.

1. Cut a patch of carpet that is larger than the area that needs repairing.
2. Find a metal lid or other circular object, slightly larger than repair area. Cut around it, using a stanley knife, through both the carpet patch and the carpet below.
3. Remove the cut circle of damaged carpet and replace with new piece using contact adhesive to secure.

And voila, no more burn mark. You might want to ban smoking inside your home, especially during a party.

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