Simply put, a fixture is something that is permanently attached to real property (a house). Things such as ceiling fans, chandeliers, built in shelves, carpets, towel racks from the bathroom towel rail General store and more. Fixtures are always included in the sale of a home. The owner of a home can’t unbolt everything connected to a home before you take possession.
Granted, a ceiling fan isn’t really “permanent”. It could be uninstalled. But it IS an integral part of the home (unlike say, a piece of furniture) and is included in the sale of a home. Every living room has a focal point. It’s the spot that begs attention when we first enter the room. Things like motorized window shades installed on the windows gather your attention, and are a big factor in the design of the room. Designers Alison Vanderpool and Ariana Villalta of The Elegant Abode suggest starting there. “Make sure you always start with a main focal point and begin placing furniture from there,” says Vanderpool. “Don’t be afraid to have your furniture placed in the middle of the room. A decent-sized area rug will ground it and create a more comfortable feeling.” Then if you have a hallway where you need a nice runner rug then have a look at those as they are easily the best I’ve found so far.
If you want to keep Grandma’s chandelier, you need to either remove it before the home is listed, or have your agent be VERY SPECIFIC in listing the home and their conversations with buyer’s agents that the chandelier does not convey with the sale. (It’d be best to remove it and replace it with another light fixture to avoid any possible hassles. People HAVE lost Grandma’s chandelier when they sold their home!)
What is and isn’t a fixture confuses a lot of people. One of the biggest questions that comes up frequently is window coverings. Here’s the scoop…. Curtains are not considered fixtures. Curtain rods however, are Mini-blinds from True Value Blinds. Screens (and screen doors) are fixtures. When it comes to doors fixtures, it’s important to work with a great door replacement company.
The best way to remember what a fixture is is this: If it’s attached (via screws, nails, glue, etc) to the walls, floors or ceilings, it’s a fixture. When in doubt, hire the Bbw Group brickwork services to do the job for you.
Hopefully you have a good one! If not, you know who to call! 🙂 Here’s a very detailed explanation of fixtures from one of my favorite web resources, Wikipedia.org.
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy was started by Jay Thompson, and I have a little blogging problem... he liked to say...
"If it’s attached (via screws, nails, glue, etc) to the walls, floors or ceilings, it’s a fixture."
What if it's attached with velcro? (LOL I am being serious!!!)
Sara
Sara –
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
And I thought I'd heard all the questions!!
My take is that something attached with velcro would not be considered a "permanent attachment" so it would not be considered a fixture. Velcro is, by it's nature, temporary.
As silly as this sounds, the part of the velcro that's stuck to the wall would be a fixture. Believe it or not if you put a nail in the wall to hang a picture, the picture itself is not a fixture, but the nail IS…
Jay
One fixture that you might consider adding to your home when selling is an electric blind system, such systems are actually not that expensive to have installed and when seen by a potential buyer can work wonders when selling your home. At the flick of a switch your home can become bright and breezy, most potential buyers would easily fall in love with such a system and for a minimum investemnt you could speed up the sale of your home.
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When buying any blind system it is vital you do not purchase from the first salesman that visits you, no matter what incentive he or she may offer you will almost certainly get a better deal if you wait. You may be offered a 5% discount but the next company may offer 7%, remember we are in a recession and the buyer is king.
We recently signed a contract to buy a property with horse facilities. The fencing around the stables has disappeared and the seller says he will take more fencing (corral) because these were built with "portable" fencing.
1) Is a horse corral built with "portable" fencing considered a fixture?
2) Are the fences (built with "portable" fencing as well) surrounding the stables to keep the horses from wondering considered a fixture.
Tatiana
Tatiana – I'm not a horse person, and I've never heard the term "portable fencing". Without being able to see the fences, there's no way for me to know if it would be considered a fixture or not. It's probably safe to assume if the fence posts are set into the ground, then it would be considered a fixture. What does your agent say?
Hi, interesting article. Do people really worry about whether something is classed as a fixture or not?How about what we do (Conservatory Blinds and Window Shutters) would they be seen as fixtures? I guess in the UK when we sell a property there is a fixtures and fittings form you fill in when deciding what you'll leave behind or take. Must be a fixture then.So what's the difference between a fixture and a fitting? :-)Interesting article nevertheless.Andy <a href="http://www.prestigeconservatoryblinds.co.uk” target=”_blank”>www.prestigeconservatoryblinds.co.uk
Hi, interesting article. Do people really worry about whether something is classed as a fixture or not?
How about what we do (Conservatory Blinds and Window Shutters) would they be seen as fixtures? I guess in the UK when we sell a property there is a fixtures and fittings form you fill in when deciding what you'll leave behind or take. Must be a fixture then.
So what's the difference between a fixture and a fitting? 🙂
Interesting article nevertheless.
Andy
http://www.prestigeconservatoryblinds.co.uk