Curb appeal is described as “the visual attractiveness of a house as seen from the street.”
Curb appeal encompasses the landscaping, outdoor fixtures, house exterior, and the porch, front walkway, and driveway.
While curb appeal helps make your home attractive for selling, it should be important to homeowners not looking to sell their homes.
Flowers and Bushes are Great, But Look Down
The next time you are in front of your home, look down. The porch and sidewalk leading up to the front of the house should be just as welcoming as a fresh coat of paint on the front door.
Cracked, stained, pitted and ugly concrete can spoil curb appeal, no matter how many flowers you plant. The front porch and door are the first impression of our homes.
Instead of removing and re-pouring concrete, take advantage of concrete coating. Surfaces can be repaired, and cracks and pits filled in, leaving a smooth surface to be coated with a commercial grade UV stable concrete coating system.
Drive Up the Price of Your Home with a New Drive
“Increasing curb appeal doesn’t just bring people in, though. Adding curb appeal is a great way to increase the resale value of your home. … For relatively little cost, you can drive up your home’s appraisal value with low-cost, high-return investments in landscaping and exterior improvements.”
Pitted and cracked concrete driveways will not present your property in the best light. Whether you are prepping your home to sell, or you just need some TLC for the driveway, concrete coating is another great option for this area. Epoxy, polyerua and polyaspartic floor coating systems are tough.
These coatings are designed to handle harsh, outdoor environments. Additionally, exterior repairs/resurfacing with concrete coatings cost far less than it would cost to tear out and re-pour a whole concrete driveway.
Create a Great First Impression
As a good neighbor, you take pride in your home, and want your property to be as well-groomed as the rest of the neighborhood. Additionally, adding a concrete coating to exterior surfaces could be a great way to revitalize your home. The coatings are formulated to withstand even the harshest of outdoor environments – from the heat of the summer, the rains of spring and fall, and our freezing cold Chicago land winters.
Garage Store is a leader in all types of concrete flooring – from basements to garages, patios, porches, and sidewalks. We offer free estimates and service Chicago and surrounding suburbs, including Cary, Barrington, Crystal Lake, Palatine, Schaumburg, Naperville, as well as southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana. Contact us today to schedule your free estimate and improve your curb appeal.