The ultimate objective when selling your residential property is reaping the maximum value you can get for your house. In some instances that may mean investing in upgrades to kitchens, bathrooms, and other amenities to increase the appeal – and therefor the value – of your home to potential buyers.
The question of whether to make investments in exterior upgrades is always a quandary given the significant cost of things like paved driveways, stamped concrete patios, composite decks, privacy fencing, landscaping, and of course, new roofing systems.
That becomes an even harder question to answer if you’re considering the installation of a steel roofing system like the ones manufactured and sold by Hy-Grade Steel Roofing in Guelph.
As one of the top names in Canadian-made steel roofing systems, Hy-Grade’s 50-Year No Leak and Lifetime Workmanship Warranties are a guarantee to homeowners that they’ll never need to replace their roof again.
However, does it make sense to make that kind of major financial commitment when you’re planning on listing your home for sale within the next few years? The answer to that is a simple “yes,” at least according to Hy-Grade sales manager Glenn Cross.
“For starters, if you’re going to be selling within five years installing a steel roof means you’re going to have peace of mind for those five years,” said Cross. “You will never have to worry about it again.”
Cross lists a number of benefits to be had by installing a quality steel roofing system regardless of your plans to sell.
Those benefits include lowering the energy costs of heating and cooling your home, the intrinsic value associated with a roof that comes with a 50 year warranty, and the obvious curb appeal of a product that will look as good in five years as it does the day it was installed. However, the biggest benefit may simply be the financial net gains of making the investment.
“Why do it now? Because you are going to spend the money on an asphalt roof anyway,” said Cross. “If you put an asphalt roof on now, at the five year mark when you go to sell that roof is not new any more. In fact, you may have to give a discount on the sale value because the buyers know they may have to repair or replace an aging asphalt roof. Even if the installation of a steel roof doesn’t make the house worth significantly more, you’re not losing any of the value of that investment when you go to sell because it's going to last for years to come. There’s value in that to a buyer.”
One of the major advantages of investing in a Hy-Grade steel roofing system is the warranty. According to Cross, asphalt shingles rarely last as long as their warrantied life expectancy. That’s an issue for people looking to buy your home, but it’s not something that happens with a Hy-Grade roof.
“If you’re buying a house with asphalt shingles you probably won’t know who installed them. If there are issues with it you’re not going to know where to turn. Our steel roof warranty is fully transferable. A new buyer gets the warranty that comes with the roof you purchased from Hy-Grade. The value is you never have to redo it. If you have a problem there’s a 1-800 number to call and we’ll come fix it.”
Cross said investing in a steel roof is particularly beneficial to owners of rental properties.
“If you own a rental property the worst thing in the world is when things go wrong, because you don’t want to have to spend any money on it. We see a lot of people buying investment properties who put on a steel roof because they never have to worry about it again.”
Discover more of the worry-free benefits of investing in a Hy-Grade Steel Roof. For more information, call 855-494-7233. Or visit them online.