Preparing Your Home For Sale – Flooring’s
When selling your Columbia South Carolina home it is important to prepare your home for sale. Having the features and updates that today’s buyers are looking for, puts you in front of more qualified buyers.
Floors are the key for selling your South Carolina home. Buyers will be sure to notice how worn they are and if the floors need to be replaced. Replacement can be expensive and difficult.
Installing new floor coverings of any kind, including carpeting, hardwood, or tile, can get pricey. Costs vary widely, based on the size of your rooms and the flooring material used. Fortunately, replacement is not your only option. Use these cleaning tips to avoid expensive flooring work.
Carpeting: Carpets take a beating, generally traffic, pets, children, muddy shoes, coffee, and wine all leave their calling cards on your carpeting. Unless you have been extremely fussy about your carpeting, it shows sign of use. This job calls for more than a good vacuum.
- Move furniture out of the rooms you need to shampoo
- Follow the shampooer’s instructions
- Go over the carpet thoroughly to remove all soap residue
- Keep traffic off the carpet until it is completely dry
You should see a significant difference in both the smell and look of your carpet. Buyers will notice the fresh, clean feeling,too.
Steam Clean: Stained carpets need more in-depth treatment than a regular carpet shampooer can offer. If that is the case, go with a steam cleaning and spot treatment. Either rent a steam cleaning machine or hire a professional carpet cleaner.If you are dealing with severe stains or damage get a cleaning estimate first. Then compare the price of replacing the carpet. Cleaning can make a tremendous difference and save the cost of replacement.
Sometimes deep cleaning works, but cannot remove an extra stubborn stain. Do not be dishonest about a trouble spot. If your carpet was in such bad shape that a steam cleaning did not remove all the stains, it will be evident to buyers that the carpet needs to be replaced.
Other Floor Types: No matter the material, if you have a floor that is a little worse for wear, clean it thoroughly. Pay attention to details that vary by the type of material.
Take tiny steps until you find the right fix. Your hardwood floors can probably get by with a good waxing. Vacuum the joints, where dirt accumulates. Refinishing is a last resort. Give tile floors a heavy scrubbing. Clean the grout between the tiles. If that doesn’t work have it re-grouted.
In some instances, you might feel the only option is to replace flooring. Make this a last resort. You might be pleasantly surprised how some tender loving care can make a floor shine!
