Repairs and finish work before a home sale

Project location: Deer Park.

Porch finish work and smaller exterior repairs helped this homeowner work through a pre-sale list.

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Home-sale repairs

Home-sale preparation, inside and out.

Front porch with its existing railing and posts repainted beside gray siding — Finished: the existing porch railing and posts after paint preparation and repainting.

A home seller hired Fixquisite to work through a repair list that included exterior wall and porch finish work.

The exterior photos show wall repairs and the finished vent area. Mechanical changes and permit requirements are evaluated separately for each new project.

On the porch, Dave scraped away loose paint and repainted the existing railing and posts.

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See the exterior wall and porch finish work

Exterior wall with the old vent removed and a lower opening marked for the microwave exhaust — During correction: the old vent removed, with the new opening marked below.

New microwave exhaust hood on the exterior wall with the repaired area above painted to coordinate with the siding — Finished: the new exterior vent and repaired, painted wall area.

Porch railing with loose paint scraped away around the rail and post joints — Preparation: loose paint removed from the existing porch railing before repainting.

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Send photos of the existing condition, what you want to keep or change, and any products already selected. For new projects, regulated electrical, plumbing and other specialty work is assigned to appropriately licensed and qualified trade contractors. Permit requirements and responsibilities are confirmed separately before work begins.

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