We all agree, how nice it is to live in your own home! But this does not necessarily need to be a new building, because a converted or older house can just be as good that, maybe even be better. At the same time, however, you should pay particular attention to older real estate to enjoy it for many years to come – and get its value in case you want to resell your home someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at 10 tips on how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maintenance is key. Take care of necessary\nrepairs immediately. Whether a drain is clogged, the gutter is leaking or the\nshutter is stuck\u2026 Do not postpone such supposed trivialities, but tackle them\nbefore they become a bigger problem. It does not always have to be a costly\ncraftsman. Many things can be done by yourself or by friends. And if you ever\nneed a professional you might be able to include his bill as an expense in your\ntax declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if the insulation has already been\nimproved during the renovation, you can do even more to prevent condensation\nand mold. Do not place the windows in a tilt position for hours. Instead, it is\nadvisable to have a breather once or twice a day, during which you open the\nwindows for 5 to 10 minutes and turn off the heating. By the way, a cross\nventilation is recommended for a complete exchange of air, in which the air\nflow pulls through the whole house. Open the intermediate doors and anchor them\nwith a doorstop to prevent them from slamming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you live in a climate with freezing cold winters turning off the water is a must. Maybe your house has pipes that lead to the garden or some unheated rooms like a garage. These should be turned off in winter, especially if there is a risk of frost. Otherwise a pipe break threatens because frozen water, meaning ice, needs more space in the pipe than liquid water. By the way, you should also completely empty the garden hose in winter, as it can also cause water damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With heavy showers accompanied by heavy\nwind, you can usually wait for the walls to dry again. But not with snowdrifts:\nAnyone who does not actively remove the snow here risks damaging the walls.\nThen the mortar may crumble, and algae and mold can settle there. Therefore,\nyou should always be mindful in winter. Even when snow clearing be careful to\ndon\u2019t shovel the snow directly on the house and garage walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delicate floors should be treated gently. Dirt and moisture on the footwear damage parquet and laminate. Take off your shoes before entering or lay a runner where you cannot avoid entering with wet or dirty footwear. Be careful with potted plants and their irrigation water with these floor coverings. Place the plants in a saucer so that no soil or moisture reaches the floor of your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people when watering their balcony\nplants water so generously that the irrigation water runs down the balcony\nfloor and walls. But watch out, here too will happen moisture damage. Keep in\nmind, it is better to pour a little more frequently, but well dosed, so that\nthe water does not permanently damage the walls. By the way, frequent watering but\nwith less water is also better for most plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people dispose of lacquered or\nimpregnated wood in their wood-burning oven. Not only does this cause harmful\nfumes, it also does not go well with your heating. It creates soot deposits in\nthe exhaust pipe and chimney. Gloss is particularly dangerous as a result of\ntoo moist wood or too little oxygen. Because it can ignite and cause a chimney\nfire with temperatures up to 1,500 degrees Celsius. Therefore, only fire your\nstove with untreated, dry wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And again, we talk about maintenance for your home. Fall and winter are regularly causing some damage to a building. There might be clogged gutters and downpipes, cracks in the plaster, roof tiles loosened by storm or peeling paint. Here, fast action is often required! Best you get a checklist of what to look out for. In some areas this checklist can be found at the Association of Private Builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In dry rooms it is sufficient to ventilate\nonce or twice a day. Not so in rooms where steam is created. We are talking\nabout the bathroom after bathing and showering or in the kitchen during and\nafter cooking. Even if it is still cold outside, ventilate the steam\nimmediately. By the way, the bedroom should also be well ventilated, because\nsteam also gets into the room air during sleep by respiring. And you know, when\nwater vapor sets on cool walls, mold quickly turns up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A heating system usually offers a lot of\noptimization potential. However, if you ask your heating engineer about this,\nyou will not necessarily receive neutral information – because as an\nentrepreneur, he may have an interest in selling you something new. The chimney\nsweeper comes into the house anyway. And if you ask him, he can certainly give\nyou a lot of good advice for the right setting of your heating system or for\nideal heating behaviour in your property. Try it, it can be worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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