How Can Hardscapes Increase the Value of My Home?
Clay Creek has exciting news for Westminster, New Market, Owings Mills, and the surrounding areas on how to increase the value of your home with hardscapes. Take a walk down any street in Maryland, and you are sure to find that one home that has that star-quality appearance. The grass is lush green, the trees and bushes are perfectly trimmed, the flowerbeds burst with colorful blossoms, and the outdoor living space is placed in the perfect spot to ensure endless ways to entertain guests. Do you think this is something you may want for your home?
Our design team knows which hardscapes will give you the best results for adding value to your home. When listening to our customers, the one thing that stands out is how much pride people take in their homes. Unfortunately, as much as we all love our homes, most of us don’t have an endless budget to add whatever we want. That’s why we want to give you some recommendations on adding to the value of your home without breaking the bank.
Install a deck
Add a patio to your outdoor space
Install a fire pit
Accent your yard with paver walkways
Every homeowner wants to have the yard of their dreams, and with proper lawn maintenance combined with hardscapes, your vision can become a reality. To achieve the perfect landscaping design, you want to use plants and trees as a backdrop to your fire pit, deck, or patio. The combination of functional outdoor space with accents of colors gives any yard spectacular curb appeal. Of course, we all know you need to have a well-maintained lawn along with stately trees and colorful bushes to accent the exterior of your home. But did you know that landscaping can increase the value of your home by up to 12 percent? So why not combine a beautifully designed landscaping with hardscapes and make your home the talk of the town. Now, let’s start with where most people spend their money in their yard, and that’s on a patio or deck. Did you know you can recoup almost 100% of your investment on a deck or patio? That’s why every homeowner knows that adding to their overall living space and getting the best return on their investment is the perfect solution to increasing the value of their home, not to mention everyone loves the additional entertaining space. Did you know that a deck is half the cost of what it would be to build a room onto your home? With so many different building materials to choose from when planning your deck, you may want to choose maintenance-free material instead of wood. It will save you the upkeep each year on the wood deck and put money back in your pocket to add other hardscapes to your property. If you prefer to install a patio, then you have some great options. Of course, everyone is familiar with a concrete patio, but have you ever seen stamped concrete? Stamped concrete comes in so many colors and provides a texture to your yard that immediately adds to the aesthetics of your home. The disadvantage of stamped concrete is it can get damaged in freezing temperatures and also develop cracks. The same holds for regular concrete patios, so you may want to consider installing paver bricks. Now, it’s time to create a cozy atmosphere, and what better way than to install a fire pit. Did you know that you get a 70% return on your investment once you add a fire pit?When a yard has a fire pit, it usually is the focal point where everyone gathers to share stories and feel the warmth of being together. One of the best features of a fire pit is you have a choice of wood-burning or gas. As much as everyone loves the crackling of the wood, it can be a safety issue, especially with small children and pets. You also need to watch where you install the fire pit as you don’t want it too close to your landscaping. We recommend having a gas starter as it keeps things safer and makes smores just as good as a wood fire pit.Did you know that paver walkways can add up to 20 percent to the value of your home? If you want to take your property to a whole new level, then adding pavers to your driveways and walkways will not only increase the value of your home but give you spectacular curb appeal. Brick pavers are very durable and able to handle all elements of weather. In addition, they are maintenance-free other than occasionally cleaning them, which makes them even more appealing to most homeowners. With so many varieties of brick pavers and the different ways to design them, it’s no wonder that potential buyers put having this feature at the top of the list. One of the most important features of having paver driveways and walkways is that it provides a safe environment for your family. In addition, brick pavers create an even surface to walk on and can hold up to heavy traffic with little maintenance, proving that spending the additional money for brick pavers is well worth the cost. Most homeowners have a limited budget for enhancing the exterior of their home, and that’s where our expertise comes in. Our experienced team will create a 3D rendering design that will include hardscaping, so you have everything you need to help you decide what will give you the best results and give you the best curb appeal. We can identify what areas of your property will give you the best useable outdoor space and help you decide how to accent the layout with native trees and plants. We also provide landscaping services that can further upgrade your property value. Once you have your project completed, we can maintain your landscape with mulch, trimming, and pruning!