5 tips to tone up your home.

Whether you want to sell your property quickly and efficiently or simply take care of your home, there are a few things you can do to win every time. From routine maintenance to more substantial work, we tell you everything you need to do to put your property on the top step of the podium.

Good insulation for better energy performance

To ensure that your property complies with the new standards that came into being in 2022, the Climate and Resilience Act calls on us to fight against thermal flaws and encourages owners to renovate their homes by 2028.
The program of "fitness" of your house will pass by three points impossible to circumvent: the cold, the draughts, the moisture. Indeed, a house in which it is cold is the sign of an ageing heating, of little or not insulated attics, of windows which let pass the draughts... To the big evils, the big remedies! You will have to heal the "wounds" to make your house airtight again. Start with insulation. Attics, walls, low floors, basements, cellars and garages are all sensitive points. Insulating them will allow you to save up to 65% on your bills.
Once you have achieved this first objective, consider changing your woodwork. According to the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), 10 to 15% of heat loss comes from windows, especially if they are old. Changing single-glazed windows for double- or triple-glazed windows with high insulating power will improve the thermal and acoustic comfort of your home. You no longer need to heat to the maximum to maintain a pleasant temperature in your rooms. You limit condensation for a healthier home.
Next stage of the program: recovering energy by changing your heating method with more economical and ecological equipment.
Using renewable energy sources (water, air, ground heat), the heat pump is the ideal solution for reducing your annual heating bills by 60%.
Final step: check that your ventilation system is efficient. Responsible for incoming and outgoing air, it must renew the air without affecting the ambient temperature of the house. A poorly installed system can result in 15 to 20% heat loss, and insulation work undertaken elsewhere can be ineffective. Controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) is an effective solution for better air renewal.

COACH'S ADVICE: take advantage of the trifecta of grants: MaprimeRénov', the Eco-PTZ and the 5.5% VAT by consulting the following sites: https://www.anah.fr or www.france-renov.gouv.fr

A trendy decoration to brighten up your interior

One thing is clear: your house is not in the best shape... and it shows! You need to give it a boost. Whether it's a question of colors or materials, it's no longer in the air of time. A new interior decoration would allow you to put it back on the podium.
All to your brushes and rollers for a warm-up session! To give a new lease on life to your decoration, while remaining "trendy", your walls will be adorned with their most beautiful colors.
If the neutral shades and borrowed from nature are part of the great classics, some shades will come to shake up the interiors a little too wise or uncluttered. In all their variations, blue and green are still the leading colors in 2022. The "Klein blue", always popular, will be temporized by the horizon blue. Slightly grayed, it is ideal to create the sensation of a peaceful, original and classy interior. The most daring will associate it with the colors of the moment. In a single room, or even on a single wall, it goes perfectly with olive green, khaki green, terracotta, powder pink... or even more "tonic" colors (yellow or orange) that it will temper.
Now that you've started, change your curtains, sofa and cushion covers: you'll feel like you've changed houses! Moreover, the investment will not be the same as if you were to renew all your furniture. Also, make some space because the trend is more towards purity.
As for materials, velvet is the big winner of the season. Always number 1 whatever the support: curtains, armchairs... It brings a luxurious note to refined interiors and a warm side to those a little colder. Do not hesitate to repaint and customize some of your furniture a little old. DIY is the new trendy sport that sometimes requires a lot of energy.

COACH'S ADVICE: treat yourself to a home-staging session to enhance your home, both by improving its aesthetics and by better organizing its volumes.

Modernize your home for daily well-being

Even if you're a sportsman, you need to take it easy. A more functional kitchen or a more practical bathroom will benefit your daily life.
In order to optimize your travels: the famous "activity triangle"! The objective is to reduce the distances between the three strategic places in your kitchen as much as possible:
- the cold zone with the refrigerator,
- the cooking zone with the oven and the hotplates,
- and the water point with the sink and the dishwasher.
Don't hesitate to do some minor renovations to your bathroom, swapping your bathtub for a walk-in shower with a hydromassage column. Your back will thank you after an intensive sports session.
Simplify your life with home automation as a personal assistant. Home automation simplifies our daily lives. Always more ingenuity to offer you new functionalities. Like connected roller shutters that can be opened or closed remotely, interior lighting that can be managed according to home use scenarios, or even the temperature that can be controlled remotely to reduce energy consumption. No muscle strain or tear in sight, just press a button! In fact, all the management of these applications is done using a smartphone or a tablet.

COACH'S ADVICE: for work in the house, be sure to coordinate your various contributors: tiler, electrician, plumber, kitchen designer, carpenter...For an impeccable implementation, the schedule must be respected!

Permit or not?

For a non-raised terrace: no authorization.
In other cases: prior declaration or permit according to
the surface created.

Develop your exteriors to oxygenate your home

Feeling good at home also involves your garden and its surroundings. Building a beautiful terrace, having a swimming spa or even a swimming pool are all little extras that enhance your home.
With the scorching summers, the need for a place to refresh and relax the muscles after a day of work is felt ... The pool appears as the ideal solution to provide well-being and enhance the home.
Before diving in, it is necessary to wonder about the most appropriate solution on the technical level. Choose between a custom-built pool, a quick-to-install monocoque pool or a kit pool, depending on your wishes, your budget and the space available! A property with a pool creates a unique living environment and is a real asset for the house.
Extend your interior to the outside by creating an additional living space: a beautiful terrace to receive your friends or to do your pilates session, a veranda to pamper your orchids or a carport to shelter the car of your grown-up who just got his license... There is no shortage of ideas to make your home the way you dreamed it would be.

COACH'S ADVICE: think about a swim spa, which can be a good alternative for relaxation/sport.It can be placed inside or outside.

Insured work to reassure yourself

Compulsory, the decennial craftsman insurance covers during 10 years, from the reception of the work, the defects making the work unfit for its destination or compromising its solidity.

Don't neglect your roof!

As for your body, it is better to take care of it regularly than to do major work all at once! A roof follow-up must be done regularly to check that no tiles or slates are missing. The removal of moss and the maintenance of your gutters are points to be checked every year if you do not want to have bad surprises. In case of bad maintenance, you run the risk of having big leaks in the house, a ceiling to be redone or even worse!

COACH'S ADVICE: make an appointment well in advance with your favorite roofer because they are more than overwhelmed...

Stéphanie SWIKLINSKI