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Nothing like a fresh cut & trim

A little care and maintenance can really go along way, and make a beautiful improvement in a homes curb appeal.

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Posted by Chris Horton on 09/30/2008 10:56 PM

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A Little Care and Maintenance Can Go a Long Way When It Comes to Curb Appeal in the Home Improvement Channel

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58 Comments on Nothing like a fresh cut & trim

SEP

2008

Very nice looking! Cut and Trim go together much better than the 2 local businesses that merged here today in Alabama, a Savings & Loan with a chicken shack... that says a lot right there, heh?

Nice photos. Wish we could have more listings look like that.

I love pictures of these grand mainland homes with expansive lawns. For the most part we don't have that here in Hawaii.

OCT

2008

Great pics and great job. It is amazing how the landscaping can change the feel of the home.

Curb appeal says it all, invites you in or turns you away. Good job.

Ditto exactly what Terrylynn said! Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures.

Looks great!!! A little hair and make-up go a long way in make a house showing ready

Kelly Willey Christian Realtor harford County Maryland reo

Hi Chris, You're doing a great job of making these homes beautiful! Keep up the good work!

Looks great - as stagers we focus on the inside and its easy to forget that curb appeal drives sales by getting people IN the door! Make sure to update the MLS with the after photos - it makes the home much more cared for.

With your photo being with a dog, I was expecting some kind of cute shot of him or you after a hair cut :-)

You are so right. Trimming the bushes can make such a difference.

Do you work in Bloomfield Hills?

My neighbor hates the way his bushes are being trimmed. They won't need it until next year, I think, and would like to be prepared for it.

Mara- Thank you. Never know maybe they were just thinking smart and trying to save people gas, by not having to go to the ATM to get money out for dinner.... I'd like to deposit my check and get a bucket of wings to go :-D lol

Terri- Thank you. This home actually isn't for sale it is one of my regular clients, who just likes to have her yard looking nice. Unfortunately, most of the listings I take care of are for banks that just want the bare minimum done.... atleast they are better than some of them that won't do anything at all :-\

Richard- I'll trade you my expansive lawn for your expansive beach front property :-D lol

Patty- Thank you. Yes even something as small as just a hedge trimming to make the look of the landscape neat and clean can really change the feel a home gives off. Plants and lawns that are not cared for can give the impression that the interior is also uncared for and in need of repair, where a well cared for lawn and landscape sends the feeling that alot of time and care has been taken to keep this home looking great not only inside but outside as well.

Terrylynn- Again your dead on. If you can't get them in the door because the outside doesn't show well, no one will see the beautiful interior.

Tracy- Thank you. If you can't bring them into the house you'll never bring them into a closing. While the interior is important to getting to that closing table they will never see it if they just drive past because of poor curb appeal.

Kelly- What can I say, I try to make all my clients beautiful (well their yards anyway lol).

Sandy- Thank you so much! We give our best regardless of the size of the job :-D

Thomas- So true. If the realtor can't get them IN the home because of poor curb appeal, your work as an interior stager can go unnoticed, which is the only time staging is a waste of time or money. We need to get home buyers inside so they can see those beautiful interiors and the realtors and mortgage brokers can get them to the closing table! :-D

Virginia- Nope no pics of me or Chloey after a hair cut lol. Although I do need one soon lol Chloey being a boxer/pit mix doesn't require hair cuts especially this close to winter up her in MI. I will email you regarding your neighbor/ area shortly.

You are exactly right about the appeal of the yard going a long way. Sometimes I think I overlook the yard unless it is horrible. In your examples the yards were nice before but were VERY nice after the trim. WOW! I won't forget this great example.

Good job. Wow, our lawn guys REALLY SUCK!!!!!!!! *LOL* I see your work and look out at my so -called professionally manicured lawn and want to die lauughing. :P

Wish you stage my yard and get in ready for the holidays-you do such great work Chris! Thanks for sharing!!!

OCT

2008

Vicki- Like you said on your main profile page.... Small changes CAN make a difference ;-). Yeah alot of people do over look the yard when it isn't really bad, kind of the well its ok, nothing major needed approach. Unfortunately overlooking the yard even when only minor things are needed can delay getting a home sold, as although they may be minor things to us, to a homebuyer it could be big enough to keep driving past. Think like a buyer... If they let even the minor things ouside go uncared for, have they done anything inside either??

NJ- Sorry :-\ lol Whatever you do don't look at the 1st photo on my profile then.... it is this homes backyard. I was thinking about doing a little post about that as well but I guess since I don't want you to cry yourself to sleep tonight :-P

Cathy- Thank you very much :-D. If we lived in the same area I would gladly help you out, you could help me inside too as I have seen some of your work as well and you are definitly good at what you do as well. For the holidays around here I will probably be in my truck plowing snow :-\ lol

That yard looks great! We need someone like you here in our town!

Raylene- Thank you :-D. Knowing that your down in TX depending on the types of grasses (I know bermuda is one type that does not respond to the striper very well) in your area the results may by nature not be the same even if I personally came down w/ my equipment and mowed down there because different types of grasses respond differently to the striping unit (which helps make it look a little fancier w/ the bold lines)..... but the bushes would be great ;-)

Chris,

It rained (poured) here all day and guess who was here bright and early to screw up the lawns?.......YEP

Curly, Moe and Larry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(

Hi Chris,

Just like with people, this property looks tidier, fresher and richer with a little haircut.

Love your dog!

OCT

2008

NJ- Its rained here since Monday evening..... Haven't worked since Monday, probably won't work again until Monday, if it even clears up by then :-\

Susan- So true, and thats what its all about, clean,cared for, fresh and beautiful. Even when your not looking to sell, it helps the appearance of the neighborhood which helps everyone retain value which is always a good thing :-D

Thank you, I happen to love Chloey (my dog) as well :-D lol

Chris,

You are so right! What a difference a well maintained yard can make! Something as simple as trimming the hedge and edging the lawn can clean up curb appeal in no time at all!

Michelle- Besides that these things have a great impact and don't take alot of time, they aren't generally that expensive, even with bringing the pros in :-D

Chris,

Winters coming, you're gonna have to get out the plows soon :-(

NJ- Yeah don't remind me lol Then again I may just find a good warm cave and hibernate since heating gas is going up 20% from what I have heard :-\

Chris,

I refuse to turn up the heat. The people in my house can just freeze to death for all I care. They have roasted me to death all summer and now it's payback time. *LOL* This place is all electric and SOMEONE has already been turning on the heat in the morning. What it's like 55 degrees out and 63 inside. WTF? All the heat rises to my bedroom and I have to turn on the A/C. P*sses me off.

OK, RANT OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

NJ- Must be nice.... its 38 outside here right now lol

Chris,

38 outside here tonight. Now I wish I had the damn A/C out of the window so I could open it and let all that cool air in. I can't win here!! *LOL*

NJ- 29 here tonight, I'm turning on my water bed heater.... this weekend I am looking for a decently priced (or even better really cheap) wood burner lol

OCT

2008

Chris,

Still in the 30's here...... :p 36! What's a woodburner? A wood stove to heat with?

NJ- Yeah, it actually hooks into your existing heat ducts to heat the home instead of a gas furnace. The one I want actually heats up your hot water to so you save money on the gas bill for the water heater too lol.

Chris,

Is it something new? We always heated with wood in WA. There is so much wood there and we had 40 acres to pick through. :-)

NJ- Yeah they are somewhat new. I am sure it is alot like the ones you used back in WA.... just a little more technology into them as they can be controlled by a thermostat, and have a blower just like a normal furnace to spread the heat through your homes duct work to heat the entire home (without having to have all the room doors open lol). Also like I said the one I want to get has a feature where the water runs through coils that get heated to heat your water for bathing, cooking, etc. which is nice for people like me who have gas water heaters also.

Chris,

Some in WA have their water heaters hooked up to the wood system. We heated a 3000 square foot home with wood. Sure was a b*tch cutting all that wood!!!!!!

NJ- Well there you go then, probably alot like that type then. Sorry I forgot the west cost is like 10 years ahead of us anyways lol Thank god for gas powered spliters now, :-D

Chris,

10 years ahead? are you sure it's not like 12....*LOL* Hey, if you have a place to get the wood for free then it's a no-brainer right?

NJ- Its probably a little more than that even.... but you get the point lol. Yeah, we have 20 acres, and I have a tree company that I get alot of wood from.

Chris, great pictures and really good looking lawns! They are so bright green and vibrant. Are you sure that you are not ready to move to Texas? I could get you lots of business. Our mowing season is all year long with winter rye grass and no snow. Oh yeah, 86 degrees and sunny here today :-)~

Lara- Thank you :-D As much as I would love to, and could use more business, there are a few things that keep me here for atleast another year or two :-( Our high wasn't even your high reversed today... we got to 56 I think lol

Chris,

We had our first "heavy frost" here last night. Get your plows ready, you're not going to have much down time til winter. If any at all!!! :-)

OCT

2008

Yeah I know.... as much as I don't want to do it I think my next post will be for advertising snow plowing :-\ lol

OCT

2008

Curb appeal is HUGE and it does make a great difference. We need to GET these buyers in, that is key!

Phyllis Pafumi

Phyllis- Exactly, if you can't get them into the house, you'll never get them to a closing table!

Hi Chris, You are providing such a valuable service. When a client drives by and the the yard isn't up to par they keeping on driving to the next home on their list. Nice work!

Cynthia- Thank you. And your so right, if the yard isn't looking good, many will assume the interior is the same way, so no matter how nice the interior is they will never see it as they have already moved on to the next one. A beautiful yard gets buyers inside plain and simple :-D

OCT

2008

it is hard to keep any grass around here alive! The heat gets to the grass soooo fast!

Raylene- Don't quote me on this but I have heard that Bermuda (type of grass) does good in those warm climates like TX... only problem is if memory serves me correct it does require a bit of water.... :-\.... but basically I can get any kind of grass to grow really good up here as long as it gets the water it needs LOL

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