Updating Lighting and Walls of Exterior

Merlin Faison
3 min readJul 11, 2018

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When we talk about the home renovation, we usually talk about the interior of home. Well, the matter of fact is that home’s exterior is just as important as interior. No matter how well decorated the home interior is, you wouldn’t be able to get your home evaluated appropriately if you do not decorate the exterior of your home. Now, you may think about the expenses of decorating home exterior. Updating home’s exterior can be pretty expensive but there are some ways you can keep things in a limit.

The task which looks quite bigger when it comes to renovating the home’s exterior is to work on the siding. This one is a task which may look quite expensive but there is a way you can save tons of money. Instead of going for the real wood, bricks or stones, you can rather go for the faux wall panels which are texturized to create an outlook of real stones, bricks and wood. These panels look exactly like the real materials and they cost only a fraction of those materials. Another major advantage of those panels is that they are durable just like the real material. It is mainly due to the close cell structure of the material from which these materials are made. The material is known as polyurethane. Due to the close cell structure, these panels do not allow any water to be absorbed. Moreover, you will not have to call any labor for the installation of these panels. You can bring the panels to your home, do the measurements, cut the panels with the help of a cutting saw, and apply using adhesive and nails and screws.

Another very important aspect of renovating your home’s exterior is to update the lighting of your home. The impact of lighting is huge. If the outdoor lighting fixtures of your home are outdated or ugly, your home will look quite shabby. On the other hand, appropriate lighting can add character to the exterior of your home while hiding any pitfalls which may appear in the day time. Here, it is worth mentioning that lighting can be both expensive and inexpensive. Nevertheless, it isn’t necessary for the lighting to be expensive for the home’s exterior to look good. You can do proper planning with inexpensive light fixtures. This way, you can create beautiful outlook of your home.

One thing worth mentioning regarding installation of lighting is that you should call an electrician for this job unless you have sound knowledge about this project. Moreover, you will need to deal with this project while being patient. Consistent and timely upgrading after fair amount of planning can help you accomplish the exterior home renovation project with quite less expense.

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