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Making Improvements to Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Helps to Sell Your Home

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Sick FurnaceHome improvements can help to make your home more comfortable and they can also have a significant impact on its value. Upgrading the HVAC or Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems in your home can be an excellent way of making it more attractive to potential buyers, reducing the costs of keeping your home at a comfortable temperature, and improving your quality of life.

Keeping your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in good working order is important. It will ensure that you are as comfortable as possible while you are living in your house, and it will also ensure that there is nothing to put off potential buyers if you decide to sell your house. As well as making sure that your HVAC systems are all working properly, you may want to consider upgrading to a better, newer system. Sometimes it can be more cost effective to buy a new system than to keep repairing an old one. Newer systems can also be much more efficient. You may even want to consider changing to a different type of HVAC system, for example switching between different types of heating fuel, or even installing a system that runs on renewable energy. Upgrading your HVAC system to install better thermostats can also be a sensible option for home improvement since it can provide you with more control over the HVAC systems and the temperatures of your rooms.

Ensuring that your home is properly insulated can reduce the amount of energy that is required to keep it warm during the winter and cool during the summer. Insulation can be placed around your boiler and heating system, in your attic or under your roof, and, as double glazing, in your windows. Upgrading the insulation in your home can significantly reduce your energy bills and make your home more comfortable. This will also make the property more attractive to potential buyers if you decide to sell your home. Low energy bills can be an important selling point, particularly during a struggling economy.

You should also consider the energy efficiency of the appliances and systems that you install. The less energy that your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems use, the cheaper they will be to run. They will also be more environmentally friendly. Choosing energy efficient systems will reduce your utility bills and be an advantage if you put your house up for sale.

HVAC system upgrades are one of the best home improvements because they make your home more comfortable while you are living in it while at the same time increasing its value. 

 

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Bruce Swedal 
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Sadly, too many home owners just "use" their homes and give no maintenance until something stops running.

Aug 04, 2010 03:05 AM
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

A home needs a maintenance plan or things will break down. Just fact of life

Aug 04, 2010 03:11 AM