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When is it time to Paint? How much value does it add?

By Paul Peck

Home Builder with Peck Drywall and Painting serving Brevard County, Florida License#PT393- RX11066969

June 26, 2010 03:48 AM

Exterior painting can really help sell a house quicker and for more money!

How much more value do you Real Estate Professionals think this paint job adds to the home below?

What a difference a little paint can make.

Check out these Before and After photos of a Melbourne, Florida exterior repaint. After we pressure washed this Melbourne home we repaired all of the staircase stucco cracks, applied a clear sealer (due to chalkyness), and applied two coats of Sherwin Williams A100 satin exterior paint.

Before Pressure washing and exterior painting of soffits and stucco walls:

After Pressure washing and exterior painting of soffits and stucco walls:

Before Pressure washing, concrete staining and exterior painting:

After Pressure washing, concrete staining and exterior painting:

(Lots of iron from the water sprinklers) Before Pressure washing and exterior painting:

(Lots of iron from the water sprinklers) After Pressure washing, exterior priming and painting:

Melbourne, Fl Before exterior painting:

Melbourne, Fl After exterior painting:

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Ken's Home Team LLC. | 360.609.0226 | Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA Real Estate Team

Ken's Home Team LLC. - Vancouver, WA

- SOLD IS OUR FAVORITE 4 LETTER WORD -

nice post, thank you for that what a difference it makes!!!

Jun 26, 2010 03:50 AM

Hey also got to askj how did you get that background to do that movement?? Love ity what a cool thing!

Jun 26, 2010 03:51 AM

DONNA SINGH

Royal LePage Connect Realty - Toronto, ON

What a difference. Can you say curb appeal! It could be the difference between driving by and booking a showing.

Jun 26, 2010 03:52 AM

Kathleen Lordbock

Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN

Keller Williams Realty Professionals

First impressions are huge- we want to get them into the home, not drive off! The paint looks great!

Jun 26, 2010 03:53 AM

Don MacLean

New England Real Estate Center Inc. - Easton, MA

Realtor-Homes for Sale- Easton, Mass 02356

And who knows with a little TLC you just might decide to stay.

Fresh paint and a change of color can mean the world to a home and the neighborhood

Enjoy the day

Jun 26, 2010 05:28 AM

Paul Peck

Peck Drywall and Painting serving Brevard County, Florida - Melbourne, FL

Licensed Drywall and Painting Contractor

Ken, Thank you. Enjoy thew rest of the weekend.

Donna, Thank you. I think you are right about the difference between stopping or just driving on by.

-Paul

Jun 27, 2010 04:03 AM

Kathleen, Thank you. So true about first impressions.

And Thank You so much for reblogging this post.

Jun 27, 2010 04:07 AM

Don, Thank you. Yes, I think that new, fresh and clean look from the paint job actually gave the homeowners a more positve attitude on life in general. And many neighbors stopped by to comment on how happy they were. It was an eye sore in a nice neighborhood for sure. Hopefully they did something with the landscape after we finshed the exterior paint job.:)

Jun 27, 2010 04:13 AM

John Mayer

Oikos Realty, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach Florida - Cocoa Beach, FL

Your Beach Area Expert

Hey Paul - What a difference a little paint makes. Car dealers have known this for years :-)

Jun 27, 2010 06:08 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Paul- I found your post via a re-blog and had to comment on the great job you did, especially with the Before and After pics. I'm in South Florida and really don't like the mineral stains on the sides of houses and sidewalks. Your work made a big difference in the curb appeal of the house!

Jun 27, 2010 02:37 PM

John, Thank you. Car dealers know a lot of tricks. lol.

Kathy, Thank you so much for your compliments. This post has been re-blogged 4 times so far. That's a record for me. Stop by here anytime. Have a great day. :)

Jun 28, 2010 01:53 AM

Eva Aliaga

Partnership Realty Inc - Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton & Delray Beach: SE Florida Real Estate

Paul, great examples of before and after. Some people need to see it, they can not imagine it or think it will cost more.

Jun 29, 2010 11:06 AM

Thank you Eva. You are so right about that.

Jun 29, 2010 03:26 PM

William Whitson

Prudential Network Realty - Saint Augustine, FL

What I nice job. If I was down in your area you would definitely be getting my business!

Jul 09, 2010 10:32 AM

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