7 easy and cheap home improvements that could add £75,000 to your home

HOMEOWNERS can boost the value of their home by thousands of pounds with a few easy steps that cost less than a tenner.

Many of us think of property improvements as big jobs that are disruptive and come with big price tags.

But there are also plenty of small tweaks to your property that can have a huge impact on the value and cost barely anything at all.

Many of these tricks don’t require any special skills and just a little effort from you.

Estate agent Robin Edwards from firm Curetons (curetons.co.uk) spoke to The Sun about the simple changes you can make to drive up the value of your property.

This is especially important if you are thinking about selling your home so you can get the maximum sale price possible.

But even if you are not in the market, tidying up your home and making it more presentable for spring doesn’t require a big outlay.

Here are seven moves, all costing less than £10 to carry out, which can add thousands of pounds to the value of your home…

Reseal wooden window frames – £3,000

It’s important to improve the curb appeal of your home and that includes tidying up window frames.

Replacing entire frames is a big and expensive job, instead you can buy some wood filler and fill in gaps.

A port of Ronseal filler is £6.99 from Screwfix and will help replace any rotten wood and make them look far more visually appealing.

You can do the same with doors or door frames if they need attention.

Robin estimates this move could add around 1% to a property’s value.

The average home costs just shy of £300,000, according to Halifax, which would work out as a £3,000 increase in the overall cost.

Repaint your house – £15,000

Refreshing the walls of your home has a dramatic impact on the value.

It’s one of the cheapest and easiest things you can do to upgrade the visual appeal of your home.

You don’t need to spend mega bucks on expensive paint, The Range is currently selling a 2.5litre pot of matte of emulsion paint for £4.79.

Even just wiping down walls and getting rid of any unsightly marks can help and that costs nothing at all.

Robin estimates that you can’t add 5% to the value of your home with a lick of paint.

This would work out as boosting the average property worth by £15,000.

Declutter – £6,000

A clear and calm home is far more visually appealing to prospective buyers than one that is filled to the brim with piles of belongings.

Robin says: “Buyers want to see a house and if you cant see it because of clutter, it will knock the value.”

It costs nothing at all to have a clear out and you can even make money if you flog unwanted items at a car boot sale or on secondhand selling sites.

Make sure kitchen sides are clear, putting items in draws or cupboards.

A couple of storage containers come in at around £5 from Ikea and are great for storing items in the loft, shed or garage.

Robin says cleaning up clutter in a home can add around 2% to the value of a home, which works out as £6,000 on the typical property in the UK.

Tidy up garden – £15,000

The outside of your home is as important as the inside.

Show off what’s on offer by clearing up weeds, leaves and other debris from plants.

Make sure trees and bushes are neat and trimmed. Mow the lawn and tidy away clutter into a shed.

Don’t forget about the front either, which is the first impression a potential buyer gets.

Robin recommends adding some cheap plants to help bolster curb appeal.

You could try hanging baskets, or a couple of small trees either side of the front door, as well as window planters.

Aldi and Lidl both offer good value plants.

Having a clear and tidy outdoor area can add around 5% to the value of your home working out as £15,000.

Repaint kitchen – £15,000

As with the walls, repainting a kitchen can have a dramatic impact.

Robin says simply painting cupboards and doors can make a tired kitchen look new and up to date.

This trick works particularly well if your kitchen looks quite dated. You could also go a step further and using tile stickers to cover up unattractive or outdated patterns.

A 24-pack of tile stickers is £7.99 from The Range.

Sand floorboards – £15,000

If you have wooden floor boards hidden away under ugly carpet, it could be well worth spending a day or two pulling them up and sanding them down.

Pulling up carperts will require a bit of graft and you will need to rent or borrow a sanding machine to get the floors underneath in top shape.

You can rent these kind of machines from a DIY shop for around £30-£40 a day.

There are plenty of YouTube videos that will give you step by step instructions on how to get the floors in top condition.

The work usually pays off and could add up to 5% to the value of a home, according to Robin.

He adds: “People love original features in a home – wooden floors will always add value.”

On the typical home, this would mean a whopping £15,000 extra

Regrout bathroom tiles – £6,000

You can pick up a grout pen for as little as £1.25 from The Range.

And brightening up these edges between tiling in a bathroom has the effect of making everything look much cleaner, says Robin.

Overall, you could expect this simple move to add between 1-2% on to the value of a home, working out as up to £6,000 on the average property.

Replacing or cleaning up any discoloured or mouldy sealant can have a similar impact.

Try a mould remover or you can also soak cotton wool in bleach and leave it on black sealant over night.

If it is very badly marked, it may be easier to replace. A silicone sealant pen costs £8 from Dunelm and takes minutes to apply.