20 Ways to Add Value to Your Home: #20-#11

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Hide CaptionShow CaptionAdd value to your home by installing a new roof.

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Tip #16

If yours is a roof that the neighbors talk about — and not in a good way — fix it. A shabby roof leaves a first impression that the current homeowners do not take good care of their place. If the roof is plain, flat and turning green in the corners, people will look at it and see major problems that could be showing inside the house. Replace the old, three-tab flat shingles with architectural shingles (pictured above) that provide a lot more texture and depth. It can really change the character and the feel of the house, and the cost can be easy on the pocket. From a purely aesthetic stand point, a new roof that is architecturally interesting, can only be a plus.

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Guests
- Linda Braley
  Appraiser, Linda Braley Real Estate Appraisal Service, Inc.
  Website: www.braley.biz
- Vince Butler
  Home Builder/Remodeler, Butler Brothers Corporation
  Website: www.bbcbuilders.com
- James Donnelly
  Appraiser, J Lee Donnelly & Son
  E-mail: jleedon@aol.com
- Terry Haas
  Realtor, Designed to Sell
  Website: www.terryhaas.com
- Todd Martz
  Designer, American Eye Design
  Website: www.americaneyewdc.net
- Shirley Mattam-Male
  Real Estate Expert, Designed to Sell
  Website: www.smattam.com
- Ricardo Matus
  Remodeler, Case Design / Remodeling, Inc.
  Website: www.casedesign.com
- Kevin Moody
  E-mail: moodykc@erols.com
- Taniya Nayak
  Interior Designer, Design Digs / Designed to Sell
  Website: www.designdigs.net
- Jill Hudson Neal
  Design Editor, The Washington Post Magazine
  We apologize no contact information is available.
- Yvette Piaggio
  Designer / TV Personality
  www.piaggiosloft.com
- Mark Richardson
  Remodeler, Case Design / Remodeling, Inc.
  Website: www.casedesign.com
- Ivan Thomas
  Appraiser, Quest Alliance
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- Alex Venditti
  Realtor, Sotheby's International Realty
  E-mail: dcvenditti@aol.com
  Website: www.ttrsir.com