Let me know what you see when you walk out to your yard. Is it the place you dreamt about playing in as a child? Is it where you imagined your young adult parties? Do you think about your quiet evenings looking at the stars? Does the area bring your home added value? Did you know there is a change you can make that will achieve all these different life stages goals? A new or updated Trex deck will increase not only the value of your home but also your usable living space. The benefits don’t stop there; now there is a safe place for the kids to play and for the guests to gather.
After a new ProVia front door installed by Remodeling Wizards of Maryland, a deck is an easy way to bump up the value of your home. According to a study done by the National Association of REALTORS® and National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), homeowners who replaced an old or built a new deck saw a property value increase of over 85%. Factoring in the initial cost of the build, the study found the outdoor project paid for itself in resale value by recovering 106% of the investment. Not a bad return on a few days of construction.
That’s not all. The study also showed that most homeowners said the deck brought them a high “Joy Factor”. 77% said they prefer to be at home after completing the project and have a heightened sense of accomplishment.
And why not? You have a place where you can socialize, make new friends, have family over (and not worry about cleaning) for special or even run of the mill events. Your home is the spot for people to gather as humans have been doing for millennia.
One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Saved from the abyss of a trash mountain and upcycled to increase your property value, Trex composite decks come from a blend of 95% of reused materials. Trex lives by a Green standard unparalleled by competitors and is one of the largest recyclers of plastic in The United States. Because of the eco-friendly process, about 400 million pounds of plastic film and wood avoids the landfills each year. Sawdust and plastic film are mixed and heated into a pliable consistency, kind of like PlayDoh. Once the mix is formed into boards, it’s cooled and cut to the desired length. Who knew trash could be so useful? Or beautiful?
With more than a dozen colors coated in the secure protective shell, the perfect match to your home already exists. Trex also protects against fading, staining, mold, mildew, termites, splinters and scratches. Combine all of that with the 25-year guarantee, and the real question becomes, not “why?”, rather, “when?”. Trex decks are not just for any single point in life. It’s for all of life.