A Home Improvements Checklist

Eloise Wilkin We Help Daddy

Whether you are selling your home or just need to look at your home with new eyes, here is a checklist I compiled from improving my own fixer-upper.

 Home Improvements Checklist

¨    Front door should be repainted every one or two years at most (unless it is stained wood kept in great condition)

 ¨    Add outside shutters or decorative trim

¨    Update or repaint garage door

¨    Wallpaper should be in good condition or remove it

¨    Repair nail holes, cracks, stains or repaint

¨    No leaking faucets; update faucets and fixtures that are tarnished, worn, ugly or outdated

¨    Fix broken shower doors or toilets (includes stains and hinges for toilet seats)

¨    Fix bathtub if worn, chipped or damaged; fix caulking

¨    Replace any bathroom carpet or worn linoleum with water-resistant flooring

¨    Fix creaky doors, drawers, and windows

¨    Light fixtures should be pretty and work well

¨    Paint or replace trim and baseboards if necessary

¨    Replace sagging shelving

¨    Organize closets with labeled bins, updated hangers

¨    Repaint outside and/or inside; repair walls first

¨    Beautify the front door - update doorbells, house numbers, door knockers, mailbox, kickplates, porch light - all should appear new and not tarnished - coordinate them if possible

¨    If your locks stick - fix them!

¨    Keep gutters and downspouts clean

¨    Repair floors that are worn or damaged

¨    Fix or change damaged countertops, range hoods, tile, faucets, cupboard hardware and hinges, exhaust fans, and appliances

¨    Have adequate lighting in all work areas, and reading areas

¨    Make work areas, such as the laundry room, airy and beautiful by repainting, having baskets, bins, flowers, pictures that make the area a pleasing place to work in

¨    Fix walkways, patio stones, fences, hardware, and windows

¨    Weed and mulch gardens

¨    Toss worn towels, hand towels, washrags, and bedding; replace with ones you love

¨    Put in 3 way lightbulbs

¨    If beds don't have headboards, buy them - otherwise walls get very dirty

¨    Clean dirty walls easily with a Magic Eraser

¨    Declutter, declutter, declutter!

¨    Clean, clean, clean!

Eloise Wilkin

E. Wilkin