A Guide to Painting Your Home to Sell

Paint is an amazing tool for transforming the look and feel of your home, and it’s a great way to increase the value of a property come sale time. The rough and tumble of everyday life is all it takes to wear down the walls in your home. As paint fades and stains and imperfections accumulate, your home can begin to look a little tired, both inside and out. Applying a few coats of fresh paint can spruce up any space in your home, hide damage and ensure you get the best price possible when it goes under the hammer.

In our ultimate guide to painting your home to sell, we’re going to go over all the things you need to think about when planning to refresh your property!

Choose An Appealing Paint Scheme

The walls of our homes tend to collect scratches, chips and dents over the years. Whether it’s by accident or the malicious act of a toddler, those imperfections all take their toll on the overall look and feel of a room. Any good paint job needs to begin with some repair work.

Go around your home with a torch and something you can use to mark your walls, like small pieces of painter’s tape. Use the torch to inspect the walls and mark any damage you find with a small square of tape. Once that’s done, you can get out some sandpaper and plaster filler to sand back and repair any issues that a new coat of paint won’t cover.

It might be tempting to cut your costs by opting for cheap paints, but it’s a decision that can create lots of extra work. High quality paints look better, provide superior coverage and keep the painting process moving along smoothly.

You can always ask your paint supplier to provide advice on which paint products to choose. A good rule of thumb is to always buy from reputable brands and to select paints that are specified for your use. For instance, bathrooms and laundries should be painted with products that are suitable for wet areas. Or, if you’re painting over a feature like a brick fireplace, masonry paint ensures you’ll get the best possible result.

Consider Painting the Exterior of the House

You spend all day inside your home, so it’s natural to think about painting the interior walls first. But painting the outside of your house can be a huge opportunity to increase street appeal, refresh the property and increase the home’s value.

Brick, weatherboard, aluminium siding and modern composite cladding can all be painted if you want to update the look of your home. If that’s too much work, a few touch-ups to external features like window frames, door frames and doors can also have a major impact on street appeal. Combined with professional house washing, those minor paint jobs can make a big difference to the look of your home.

Focus On Painting High-Impact Areas

A fresh coat of paint will increase the value of your home. But you need to draw the line somewhere. You could paint your entire house, inside and out, but you need to make sure you’re getting value for money. If you spend thousands painting feature walls in all the living areas, will you get that money back during the sale? If not, focus on painting areas that will make the biggest difference, like:

• Exterior door and window frames

• High-use areas like living rooms

• Kitchen and bathroom cabinetry

• Roofs and gutters

• Master suites

Considering Refreshing Your Home For Sale?

Ask Pristine Painting Perfection For Help!

Painting your home can add thousands of dollars to its value at sale time. A stunning new paint job is the best way to refresh any indoor and outdoor space to make your property stand out. High quality tools, paints and professional help will make all the difference when buyers are viewing the property, so it pays to invest in a service you can rely on. Pristine Painting Perfection offers professional painting services across the Gold Coast, and our experienced team can help you with any residential painting work you need!

Contact us today if you’d like a quote or to find out more about what we do.