Buy a new house or remodel your current home? We reviewed this major decision in our previous blog. If you’ve decided to make renovations to your home, we are here for you! These remodeling projects help to increase your home’s value and, when done right, make you fall in love with your home even more.
Why Remodel?
The housing market can be unpredictable, especially in this season. While rates fluctuate and housing prices rise and fall, deciding to buy a new house can be a difficult decision. Yet, with remodeling, you can save the trouble and uncertainty while building the house of your dreams. We teamed up with Jill Fouch, brokerage associate and founder of Moxie Real Estate to review home remodeling projects that add value to your home.
Kitchen Updates
A major area of remodeling that can increase your home’s value is the kitchen. The kitchen holds appliances, tiling, plumbing, and lighting that is often not cheap. These items also have a way of becoming outdated before other parts of the house. This is why an update to your kitchen can increase your home’s value. Options for remodeling include:
Updating, painting, or replacing cabinets
Replacing countertops - granite and quartz are popular
Upgrading appliances
Opening up space by removing walls, etc. to make the room more open concept
Adding a kitchen island in the opened space
Upgrading light fixtures and improving the lighting
Adding more windows to increase natural light
From Jill, “I recently updated my outdated kitchen and it made such a difference in my home and probably increased my value by $25,000, though I only spent $10,000.” Updates she made include painting her wood cabinets, replacing her tile backsplash, replacing her upper cabinets with floating shelves, installing new granite countertops, and updating her floors. She also painted her walls throughout her house to match the new tile and surfaces in her kitchen.
“Now my kitchen is fresh and light and happy,” says Jill. With this renovation, Jill saw more than double the return of what she invested. This is the power of quality home remodeling.
Bathroom Updates
Similar to kitchens, bathrooms house items and decor that can become outdated or need to be refreshed faster than other areas of your house. The style and function of bathroom items can cause homeowners to be delighted or frustrated with this room. Here are some areas of the bathroom that can be updated to help increase your home’s value (and make you love your bathroom again):
Updating fixtures and hardware
Installing a new vanity
Upgrading shower or tub
Adding and updating tile to replace laminate, vinyl, and carpet
Improving lighting and ventilation
Outdoor Living Space
In a competitive housing market, extra offerings like outdoor living spaces can give you a leg up on the competition. Also, relaxing and entertaining outdoor spaces can add to the enjoyment of your home. Instead of paying to maintain a yard that you never use, you can remodel your yard to extend the living space of your home. Updates include:
Add a pergola
Install or update a pool
Add a firepit area
Upgrade or add a patio or porch
Upgrade your siding and trim
Other Living Areas
The rest of your home can also benefit from remodeling. Some of the updates can be small and some can be major, but they all add to the value and enjoyment of your home. These include:
Replacing carpet with new flooring
Updating windows
Adding rooms, removing walls, or other floor plan and layout changes
What’s Your Vision?
What updates or renovations do you want to make in your home? Whether you want to increase the value of your home or invest in building a home you love to spend time in, we are your professional remodeling company. With years of experience, we can transform your home and meet your vision with precision and quality. Give us a call to get a free quote and start building plans for your vision!
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