replace stair carpet ?

[cyberknight]

Having the house valued with a thought to move but it all depends on what we get for ours as im pushing it age wise to get a mortgage that will buy us something nice .
The stairs carpet has worn on the risers , will replacing it help sell the house or affect the sale price ?

 

[screenman]

Will not affect the value but may help to create a feel good factor.

 

[tom73]

Don’t really think it matters most just rip every thing out anyway.
If they really want the house are the going to walk away because of a carpet ?
If they do they are just time wasting.

 

[fossyant]

I'd leave it.

We will have to sell MIL's house in the future. One of the daughters has said we could 'do it up' - that means me, as her husband is DIY'phobic. The answer is, we will sell it as is. The house needs re-decorating completely, re-wire, new kitchen and new bathroom.

 

[keithmac]

Our house had no carpets, or internal doors, knackered front and back door and 5 skips worth of rubbish in the back garden.

Still bought it as it was in the area we wanted, had good off road parking and a decent sized back garden.

Different people look for different things in a house!.

 

[roadrash]

they should be looking at "THE HOUSE" not your carpets or decorating

 

[Dave7]

For valuation it will make no difference. If you put it on the market and IF IF the carpet is really tatty then a new, cheap carpet may help sell it.

 

[Milkfloat]

If the house is absolutely perfect other than the stairs then I would replace, if other things are a bit shabby too, then I would just leave it.

 

[Drago]

I can't help - both of my houses are bungalows, so I have little experience of the wooden hill.

 

[bikingdad90]

Depends where the carpet is? If you walk through the front door and see the worn carpet first it’s not a good first impression and maybe worth replacing with something neutral.

You can make a house appear well maintained with little things like fresh gloss, new door handles, shiny taps, floors and the smell of warm coffee and bread when underneath it all it’s a shoot tip. We did it with ours when selling, didn’t add any value but made it easier to sell, sold in about 8 weeks.

Before you get your EPC done fit led lightbulbs and consider a new boiler/pv panels/air source heat pumps to increase efficiency which does add value. For example we put a new boiler in for £3.5k but it added £5k onto value so worth it.

 

[cyberknight]

reminds me off a book i read to the kids

 

[cyberknight]

Depends where the carpet is? If you walk through the front door and see the worn carpet first it’s not a good first impression and maybe worth replacing with something neutral.

You can make a house appear well maintained with little things like fresh gloss, new door handles, shiny taps, floors and the smell of warm coffee and bread when underneath it all it’s a shoot tip. We did it with ours when selling, didn’t add any value but made it easier to sell, sold in about 8 weeks.

Before you get your EPC done fit led lightbulbs and consider a new boiler/pv panels/air source heat pumps to increase efficiency which does add value. For example we put a new boiler in for £3.5k but it added £5k onto value so worth it.

rest of house is ok , had a new kitchen a couple of years ago , just done the floor in there, boiler is about 6 years old with magnatec filter so its a good un , just decorated lounge, only room not done is our bedroom which we have paint for as mrs ck off next week .
New gas fire fitted last year too

 

[Levo-Lon]

Having the house valued with a thought to move but it all depends on what we get for ours as im pushing it age wise to get a mortgage that will buy us something nice .
The stairs carpet has worn on the risers , will replacing it help sell the house or affect the sale price ?

Not at all, a beautiful furnished well presented house will attract buyers but value will be mostly down to the area.

Most people do a complete re-dec and new flooring ect.

Now a nice kitchen and bathroom will help value and saleability but only a little, as does a nice drive and garden.

As with most houses when you move out you see all the wear and tear..

 

[cyberknight]

house had 1st valuation , what i expected they said it will help sell the house so i will look at some cheap stuff just to tart it up

 

[swee'pea99]

house had 1st valuation , what i expected they said it will help sell the house so i will look at some cheap stuff just to tart it up

I think 'they' generally know - they have their fingers on the local pulse. When I sold my dad's house 'they' said not to bother with things like that - "All the buyers round here are going to rip everything out and start from scratch anyway: any money you put in at this point would be wasted." But I'd assume they know that where you're selling, it could help.