Winter Home Improvement Projects That Make a Huge Impact

Tis’ the season!

Winter is a great time to be inside your home, but you may find yourself getting bored.

That’s why this is the perfect time to do some home projects around the house.

Whether you paint some rooms, get new flooring, remodel a bathroom, or refinish your kitchen cabinets.

As homeowners, the weather can put a damper on your yearly projects, but worry no more! The projects in this article will make a big impact on your home during the winter months and make it look beautiful in many ways for years to come.

Seal Up Crack Around Your House and Insulate

If you are thinking about lowering your energy bills, sealing up the cracks around your house can help you achieve that. Think about the ins and outs of your home: your windows, doors, vents, and other openings in your home. Check the areas where you would potentially lose energy and also where your insulation is thin, like your attic.

• Do they have cracks or openings?
• If so, sealing these cracks in a window or door can help put money back in your pockets, and only takes about 2 to 5 days using an insulating spray sealant.

Sealing leaks and adding insulation can save you an average of 11-15% on total energy costs. Sealing the cracks or insulating your home with R-value energy-efficient products can help keep the heat from entering or leaving your home and can also lower energy bills.

Paint a Room or Two

Whether your room just needs a fresh coat or you are tired of the color, painting can be a quick way to spice up your home. Interior painting can be time-consuming, so make sure you allow yourself plenty of time for your project and drying time. Interior paint prep is the longest part of this project.

• Before you start, make sure that all the decor (curtains, electrical outlet covers, and furniture) are moved out of the room.
• You will need to protect the floor with drop cloths or plastic.
• Lastly, make sure that the walls are clean from dust and cobwebs and that the window seals and doorways are taped off.

You can go to your local paint store to help choose a color and calculate how much paint you will need to cover the walls in your room. Although painting may only take a day or two, furniture and decor will need to be out of the room and off the walls for another day or two, depending on the number of coats used to ensure that the paint is completely dried and not sticky.

If you put decor or furniture against the wall while it is still wet, you can risk the paint sticking to your furniture or decor, causing the paint to peel off the wall. Interior painting does not require a lot of skills. A painter with experience makes it helpful, but a patient first-time painter can get the job done.

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Install New Lighting

If you are a do-it-yourselfer and want to change the lighting in your home yourself, make sure you do your homework to keep yourself safe during the process.

• Some of the steps you need to take to replace light fixtures in your home are to shut the power off and test that it is off. Some homes have more than one circuit, so make sure that every circuit is turned off in your home.
• Always read your new lighting instructions carefully.
• Never cut the wire short.

Most importantly, pay attention to how the previous light fixture was installed so you can replace the new one correctly. Installing a new light fixture can be an expensive project depending on the type of fixture you want to replace the old one with.

Replace Hardware and Refinish Kitchen Cabinets

Replacing the hardware in your kitchen or around your house is not pricey and does not take a lot of time.

• New hardware installation in your home can boost the appeal and can also create a new modern space.
• You can save money on this by purchasing the hardware in bulk either from Amazon or Home Depot.

Remember to incorporate your style when you replace your hardware. Along with replacing hardware, refinishing the cabinets in your kitchen or bathroom can create more value in your home than you know. The process to refinish your cabinets is stripping, sanding, priming, and top coating with enamel.

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Install New Flooring

You can install new flooring throughout your whole house, or just focus on high-traffic areas like your living room, kitchen, or bathroom. The colder months offer a great climate to install new flooring. Whether it be in your living area or your bathroom.

• New wood flooring has great insulation.
• Laminate flooring is a great project for DIYers.

In addition to this, colder/thinner air and lower temperatures can decrease the time required to dry any adhesive, especially if you want to regrout your bathroom tile!

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Choose Dependable!

Winter home improvement projects can save you time and money during the winter months. Hiring a contractor like Dependable Painting and Remodeling can save you the most time because our experts do their best!

We take pride in completing your upgrades to the best of our ability and always try to give you the easiest, most stress-free contracting experience on planet Earth! We service Dallas and Roswell Ga and service the surrounding areas! We are more than happy to work with you and complete the items on your home improvement list!