If you’re planning to sell your house, you’ll want to be able to add as much value to your home as possible. Maybe you’re already living in the home you want to be in forever. Nowhere in the rules does it say that you can’t add value if you’re not planning on selling. There are millions of ways to add value to your home, and these projects can be small or large. Here are several ways to add value to your dream home.
As you pull up to your home, what is the first thing you see? You see the siding and the front door. Vinyl siding sometimes gets a bad rep for quality. However, with contemporary siding you’ll recoup a large chunk of the project’s cost in added home value. This type of siding tends to hold up better because of it’s thickness. Adding veneer around the bottom third of your home’s exterior is another great way to add value. Since manufactured stone veneer no longer looks cheap when comparing it to the real thing, you can add this to your home at a fraction of the cost with great appeal. By replacing your old and outdated front door with a steel entry door you will not only improve your home’s value, but also security and energy efficiency.
Having a completely updated kitchen and bathrooms will boost your home’s value. Keep in your budget, if you’re renovating your kitchen, enough for great backsplash materials, flooring, and cooking equipment. If you decide to update your bathroom, proceed with caution. Bathroom remodels can become expensive quickly, and if you put too much in, you won’t be able to recoup what was spent.
An easy and simple way to not only increase value, but functionality is updating the home with energy-efficient fixtures. An outdated and wobbly ceiling fan is a useless eyesore and can be fixed by adding, or replacing, a decorative ceiling fan. This can provide necessary light and reduce the need for expensive air conditioning.