Staging a property can increase the chances of success. However, when people think of staging, they only think of the outer walls and lighting inside. People hardly worry about the flooring, which is unfortunate. To help you with staging the floor, here are four things you can try –
1. Attend to the stains
When you are living in a home for 10-20 years or more, you are bound to stain it somehow. You might not even care that your floor is stained because you are the one living in the house. But when you are trying to list your home to sell, make sure to remove the stains.
No one wants to see furniture stains, color splash or even water spots when they sit in the living room or walk in the kitchen.
Even if the buyer doesn’t seem super into the flooring, at some point, he would definitely look at it. So, make sure they don’t find any questionable spots on the floor.
For minor stains, use general floor cleaners. For tough stains, buy a professional cleaning agent from a superstore.
2. Rugs can give your home character
Rugs give your room character. So, if the room is very basic, when you are showing the home, make sure to put a rug in your home that will add some colors and culture to the room.
It doesn’t even have to be an expensive one. Just get one that compliments the walls, lighting and ceiling.
3. Do necessary repairs
Apart from the stains, you also need to attend to the repairs your floors need.
You wouldn’t want the buyer to trip over a piece of loose floorboard when he enters.
Some repairs can be DIY-ed, while others need professional care. So don’t just nail the loose board in. Call a professional handymen and let them do what’s necessary because handling a loose board yourself can further damage your floor.
4. Paint the floorboard or redo
Depending on the type of floor and the current situation it is in, you have two options.
If your floor is stained end to end, removing all the stains individually can be a big hassle. In that case, you should look into repainting the whole floor.
However, stains on the floor are not your only problem. If the boards are beyond repair, you need to replace them.
During a home inspection, things like rotten floorboards can be taken into consideration. Meaning you’ll lose value on the house. Even if redoing the floor seems too much to spend on something you are going to get rid off anyway, trust me, fixing or redoing the floor will only increase the value and increase your chances to sell it.
Bottom Line
So, before you list your home for sale, make sure to remove the stains, decorate the floor with rugs, do necessary repairs and if they are beyond repair, redo the whole thing. At the end of the day, you won’t regret spending a couple grand when you get many times more on the sale than you initially spent on the floor.
