Fredericksburg Parent

10 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • April 2021 LOVE IT! LOVE IT! WRITTEN BY AMY TAYLOR Home Improvement Tips to Transform Your Family's Home Into a As we spend more time at home waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic, it's a great time to make home improvements. Sprucing up your home can make your family more comfortable and add to your home's resale value. Here are some home improvements you may want to consider making. ADD A DECK Adding a deck to your home gives you more outdoor living space to enjoy with your family. Add a patio set and you've got a great place to dine al fresco once the weather warms up. You can set up a screen and projector to bring movie nights outdoors. If you do it safely, you can even add a small firepit to your outdoor setup to extend the time you can spend outdoors into fall and winter months. If you do add a fire pit, be sure to invest in a spark screen and protective fire pit pad. Be sure to place the pit at least 10 feet from your home. REPLACE YOUR ROOF Replacing your roof may not seem like the most fun home improvement, but it adds value to your property. According to HomeAdvisor, adding a new roof to your home can increase the resale value by as much as $12,000. "The value isn't so much in a new roof as it is in a roof that lasts," says Ray Milano, founder and owner of 9Hammers LLC. "I'm a certified roof inspector and master certified installer. Having an intimate understanding of roof systems and what happens over time, the best value you can add to a home is peace of mind. You'll find that in a manufacture's workmanship warranty, offered by a master certified company, 100 percent of these warranties may be transferred to the next owner. This saves homeowners the expense of fixing issues that arise over time." CASTLE CASTLE "...it's a great time to make home improvements."

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