Adding curb appeal, getting the most for your money, and increasing resale value for your home can be achieved with a professional landscaper. A landscaper can achieve this with landscaping, designing, and hardscaping with the use of rocks, paths, window boxes, and more.
With the housing economy slowing down in 2007 and 2008 new research indicates that spending money on the outside is a better investment than spending it on the inside for increasing resale value. Recent research studies by the National Gardening Association (NGA) and the Gallup Organization are now showing that you may only recoup anywhere from 80 to 90 cents on every dollar you spend to upgrade your kitchen and bath. This is in comparison to the 7 to 15 cent boost on “your entire home” that you can get from a well-planned and executed landscaping of your yard.
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Craftsman style architecture is being revived thanks to maintenance free materials being introduced on the market. With no rot materials that last, architectural details are coming back, especially during the 2008 housing recession.
Detailed homes and craftsman-style homes were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. The unique details, woodworking, and architecture was a true display of beauty and craftsman talent. Craftsmen were each trying to one up each other to see who could create the most magnificent detailed displays of architectural beauty. However, the craftsman style of architecture quickly faded due to the maintenance issues that tagged along with them. Beautiful wooden details would rot and decorative accents slowly fell apart. As wonderful as the details were to look at, they just didn’t last long enough. Competition and price began to drive architecture in a new direction toward track home building that quickly took mid-america by storm.
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