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Does adding a fence add value to your house?

Fencing increases the value of your home by a fraction of the price of the fencing. If you have a $10,000 fence installed, your home value is likely to go up $6,000 or so. you want to make sure that fencing is in the back of the home, that it is well done, and that it is kept up well also.

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We are always looking for ways to improve the overall look and value of our homes. While expensive upgrades might seem like the best way to go, sometimes something simple and practical like a fence can do just as much as a high price upgrade. So how does a fence help to upgrade the value of your home, here are a few factors to consider when considering the installation of a fence.

Enhanced Curb Appeal

The first benefit to fence installation is that it can help make your home look tidier, more expensive, and can also raise the overall curb appeal of your home. A fence to many people shows that your home and your property is going to be contained and a clear delineation is present between your property and that of your neighbors. A fence is just one way to think about how to increase home value and a very practical one at that.

Home Security

Fencing is also a way to improve overall home security. The vast majority of people looking to buy a home either have pets or kids, some have both. A fence is a great way to allow pets and children to play outside safely and in a somewhat sheltered area so that they can play freely. Fences can help to improve security as well to your backdoor if it is included in the fenced area of the yard making it more difficult for people to get to your backdoor and use it to break in. Fencing increases the value of your home by a fraction of the price of the fencing. If you have a $10,000 fence installed, your home value is likely to go up $6,000 or so. you want to make sure that fencing is in the back of the home, that it is well done, and that it is kept up well also.

Home Value Increases

One thing to keep in mind is that the price of your home may go up but that the price of your property taxes may go up as well. Odds are if you are only raising the value of your home by a few thousand, it is not likely to affect your property taxes but you may want to check with your local government before you make any changes if you are afraid it might change the cost of your property taxes. When you are looking to bring up the cost of your home, you may also want to look into things like landscaping, painting or putting on new siding, and other small improvements that also help to improve house value. When it comes to having fences installed you want to make sure you find a fence company that is going to know what they are doing and that is going to do a quality job. The professionals at HoCo Fence can help you to find the fence that works for you and install it properly so that it brings the value of your home up as well as the value of your day to day life.

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I live in north TX near Fort Worth. Not a humid place but a very hot place, averaging 104 degrees in the summer outside in afternoon. I was planning to buy a Tuff Shed 16 X 20 shed with asphalt roof and a standard home door and a single small window. I contacted Tuff Shed and discussed my interest in making this a climate controlled building with air conditioning/heating unit and insulation. They said that insulating it would be something I would have to set up on my own. But, I don't know how that is possible as they pre-fabricate walls with OSB siding. Essentially 2 x 4 framing and OSB. I have a TS now and they are very solid and well built. Been in place for 11 years without issue.

I would think the shed would require a climate barrier layer wholesale on the shed prior to siding. In other words a plywood layer with vapor barrier and then siding. Does that make sense?

This implies that Tuff Shed may not be the best route to go but rather a custom built shed if climate control is desired.

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