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Home Among Gumtrees > Around the House
When you’re selling your house, first impressions are everything. Scott Cam showed how to work through different areas of the property, making sure those first impressions are good ones.
Front gate
The first thing potential buyers will notice is a front gate that doesn’t close properly. Scott showed how easy it is to fix up a sagging gate. You’ll need a helper to lift the gate into the correct position, then simply remove the screws, realign and lift the gate.
Squeaking doors
Even little things like squeaking doors can give a bad impression. Go through your house with an oil can at the ready, checking to see if anything squeaks, creaks or makes a noise.
Cracked tiles
A cracked tile in the bathroom is not a good look! To remove the tile use an old screwdriver and carefully chip away, starting from the centre. (Tip: never start from the edge, or you’ll crack the surrounding tiles as well.) When it comes to replacement tiles there are several options:
Use a matching tile (if you don’t have spares you could take a tile from behind the vanity or toilet, or you might be able to find one at a discontinued tile shop)
Use a feature tile. Just one feature tile in a wall will look strange, so you’ll have to add a few more in some sort of pattern.
Depending on the position of the cracked tile, replace it with a bathroom accessory, such as a soap dish.
Mould
Mould is unsightly, it smells and it’s the third biggest source of human allergies after dustmites and pollen. (Information sourced from Department of Immunology, Westmead Hospital)
Mould thrives in damp, dark and poorly ventilated areas. Potential home buyers will have second thoughts if your house is mouldy, because mould indicates that there may be leaks or other underlying problems. Here are Scottie’s tips on dealing with mould:
New mould cleaning products in this segment:
Margaret Vidmead
Remedial Massage Therapist
Kingsford NSW
Mobile: 0414 741 764
Discontinued tile stores
NSW
Santa Maria Tiles
196 Avoca Street
Randwick
Phone: (02) 9399 6368
Obsolete Tiles
3 South Street
Rydalmere
Phone: (02) 9684 6333
Vic
Keith Fagg
Bayfield and Canterbury Road
Bayswater North
Phone: (03) 9729 4555
WA
Tile Library
Unit 4, 25 Collingwood Street
Osborne Park
Phone: (08) 9242 8500
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