Luxury Real Estate

By Kimberly Fulwyler

If you are currently getting your home ready to sell, building or updating your deck might be a great way to add additional value and curb appeal to your home. For instance, a recent Realty Times article states that “The average American homeowner who adds a deck can recoup 75 percent of the total cost if he or she sold the house within a year of the deck’s construction.

Even if you are not planning on selling your home, there are lots of new, maintenance-free materials that can update your deck. Composite lumber for instance, costs less, is very durable, and is virtually maintenance-free. For a more ornate approach, construct the deck in a shape other than a rectangle, or dress up your deck with patterns by placing wood at different angles. Keep in mind that a deck can sell a house, especially in the spring and summer months. So go ahead and get your home all decked out!


Editor’s Note:
Kimberly Fulwyler is an Account Manager with LuxuryRealEstate.com, so she provides customer service and marketing materials to a variety of LuxuryRealEstate.com members. It’s hard for me to imagine a deck that doesn’t need to be re-stained every other year or so. What a novel idea to have a maintenance-free deck that adds curb appeal and other potential benefits to your home. Genius!