The saleability of period properties can be increased when its original features are restored, according to Ratedpeople.com, the UK’s largest match making service for home improvers and recommended tradesmen.
Many period properties were built with a wealth of features to make them more appealing to buyers at the time. Unfortunately, due to style changes many period features have been covered up, painted or removed since the 1960’s.
However, restoring original features can increase a property's saleability and furthermore also add value. In cases where features have been removed all together, it’s worth home owners searching antique shops and salvage yards where original materials and artefacts can be found.
One of the most popular things to restore is a period fireplace. Period fireplaces are a great focal point in living rooms, bedrooms and even bathrooms. Other period features that can attract buyers are cornicing, ceiling roses, high skirting boards, original floorboards and wooden banisters.
Ottokar Rosenberger, Sales and Marketing Director of Ratedpeople.com, commented: “The restoration of many period features is a job that can either be a labour of love for the home owner or a job for a specialist tradesman. Things like sanding down wooden banisters, stripping the paint from iron fireplaces and cleaning floor tiles can all be completed relatively easily but, if there is any uncertainty or the job is more challenging, there are plenty of companies that specialise in restoring these features.”
Ratedpeople.com helps home improvers find recommended tradesmen quickly and easily. You can choose from 24 different trades and find tradesmen such as recommended carpenters, a registered electrician or recommended builders.
Ratedpeople.com manages over £30m in home improvement projects with more than 1,000 tradesmen signing up, making it the UK’s largest match making service for home improvers and recommended tradesmen. There are more than 55,000 ratings on Ratedpeople.com to date and its system ensures that tradesmen are only rated by previous customers who find them through the site. This results in one of the fairest and most robust rating systems on the web.
For further information on how to source a recommended tradesman in your area, visit ratedpeople.com
- Pete Goold 15-10-2009
Many period properties were built with a wealth of features to make them more appealing to buyers at the time. Unfortunately, due to style changes many period features have been covered up, painted or removed since the 1960’s.
However, restoring original features can increase a property's saleability and furthermore also add value. In cases where features have been removed all together, it’s worth home owners searching antique shops and salvage yards where original materials and artefacts can be found.
One of the most popular things to restore is a period fireplace. Period fireplaces are a great focal point in living rooms, bedrooms and even bathrooms. Other period features that can attract buyers are cornicing, ceiling roses, high skirting boards, original floorboards and wooden banisters.
Ottokar Rosenberger, Sales and Marketing Director of Ratedpeople.com, commented: “The restoration of many period features is a job that can either be a labour of love for the home owner or a job for a specialist tradesman. Things like sanding down wooden banisters, stripping the paint from iron fireplaces and cleaning floor tiles can all be completed relatively easily but, if there is any uncertainty or the job is more challenging, there are plenty of companies that specialise in restoring these features.”
Ratedpeople.com helps home improvers find recommended tradesmen quickly and easily. You can choose from 24 different trades and find tradesmen such as recommended carpenters, a registered electrician or recommended builders.
Ratedpeople.com manages over £30m in home improvement projects with more than 1,000 tradesmen signing up, making it the UK’s largest match making service for home improvers and recommended tradesmen. There are more than 55,000 ratings on Ratedpeople.com to date and its system ensures that tradesmen are only rated by previous customers who find them through the site. This results in one of the fairest and most robust rating systems on the web.
For further information on how to source a recommended tradesman in your area, visit ratedpeople.com
- Pete Goold 15-10-2009