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We added £20k to a home thanks to a simple front garden makeover – it went from dated and drab to beautiful & brilliant
TWO home experts have shared how they managed to add £20k to a property after giving the front garden and garage area a huge makeover.
And the owners couldn’t have been happier, as not only did it take the garden from drab and dated to brilliantly modern, but it also made them major money.
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Presenters of , Jason Hodges and Adam Dovile, fronted an episode where they revealed “how to upgrade the front of your home and add THOUSANDS to it’s sale value.
And as soon as they arrived at the “tired 1960s brick home” – owned by couple Luke and Fiona – they knew they had their work cut out.
The huge garage was the first thing the eye was drawn to, with its ugly green colour and orange glass top grabbing attention for all the wrong reasons.
While their plants left a lot to be desired, as their Bougainvillaeas were overgrown and bushy with big spikes on them, which the parents didn’t like their kids being around.
So the duo got stuck into the task straight away, taking a look at the front area of the property and deciding what they could do to give it a face lift.
They said: “The good news is you can transform it dead easy – and it’s not as expensive as you think.”
First, they tackled the garage and decided to trade in the old-fashioned green, roller door for a better one.
They opted for a more “contemporary” look and called in the experts to replace it with a dark grey motorised, insulated door.
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They also removed the bottle glass at the top in favour of frosted glass.
While inside they gave it some much-needed TLC – including a deep clean and a fresh lick of paint on the walls and concrete floor – and extra storage space to boost it even further.
Just outside of the garage, the experts decided to take out all but one of the Bougainvilleas, leaving the most manageable one intact.
They then added a new drainage system hidden under the flower bed and covered it with pretty plants dotted around that would eventually grow to give them increased privacy.
He also added some other blooms that are easy to care for and don’t require pruning.
But what difference had the simple swaps made to the house’s value overall?
At the start of the DIY project, a property valuer had come around to inspect it and added that it was “a little bit dated and a little bit drab.”
However, after witnessing Jason and Adam’s handiwork, he said it had increased by $30k to $40k – around £20k.
Speaking about the makeover and the impressive before and after looks, Luke and Fiona said they loved it and all the finishing touches.
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Fiona described it as “brilliant”, as she added: “That looks fantastic.”
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