Handyman Repairs & Maintenance
The list of small defects that buyers use to negotiate - fixed in one visit by one tradesperson.
Learn moreCurb Appeal & Entry Makeover
Front door, lighting, house number, letterbox and entry styling - small budget, outsized effect.
Short answer
A curb appeal makeover updates the front door, entry lighting, house number, letterbox, hardware and entry styling. These items cost little individually but together they set the buyer's expectation before they walk through the door, which changes how they interpret everything inside.
- PricingQuoted as a package
- Turnaround1-2 days
- Resale impactVery high - it sets the tone for the whole inspection
The buyer has already formed an opinion by the time they reach the front door. The walk from the car to the entry is short, and everything in it is doing work – the letterbox, the number, the path, the door, the light above it.
The ten-metre rule
Stand at the street and walk in slowly. Whatever you notice in those ten metres, a buyer notices more sharply, because they are looking for reasons to like or dismiss the property. A faded door, a rusted number and a cobwebbed light are three separate small signals that add up.
The list that punches above its cost
- Front door repainted in a strong, considered colour
- New handle, lock and knocker in a matching finish
- A working doorbell – more homes fail this than you would expect
- Wall or path lighting that works after dark
- A clear, modern house number and a straight letterbox
- Two planters and a clean doormat
Do not forget the evening
Inspections and second drive-bys often happen after work, in the dark. If the entry lighting is dim, yellowed or broken, half of your viewings happen in the worst possible conditions. It is a cheap fix that almost nobody makes.
What this service includes
- Front door repaint or replacement
- Door hardware, knocker and lock upgrade
- Entry and path lighting
- House number and letterbox replacement
- Porch, portico and step repair
- Planters and entry greenery
- Doormat, seating and styling
- Garage door repaint or clean
How we deliver it
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Approach walk
We walk in from the street the way a buyer will, and note everything on the way.
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Package
A fixed-price list of small items, ranked by visible impact.
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Install
Usually completed in one visit.
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Evening check
Entry lighting reviewed after dark, because inspections run late.
At a glance
- Focus
- Everything within the first ten metres of approach
- Highest impact item
- The front door, repainted or replaced
- Often missed
- Entry lighting after dark and a working doorbell
- Duration
- One to two days