Home renovations that increase your house value?
March 28, 2010 by admin
Filed under Kitchen Ideas
We are renovating our house and were wondering what reno’s will give us the best selling stand point. We plan on renovating the kitchen (new counter tops, flooring and perhaps cuboards), painting, trim, windows, doors. Any ideas of what best let me know 
We want to eventually to put hardwood but the people who we just bought our house from put in brand new laminet in dinning room and living room. One bathroom was just renovated.
Kitchen renovations and decks are high on the list of those improvements with the greatest return for the dollar spent. Also increasing garage space, if yours is less than ideal.
Bath renovations also rank right up there. Don’t spend great deals of money on things such as granite countertops, exotic floorings, and the like. Most buyers look at those things as perks, but aren’t willing to pay for them.
also think thing like plumbing, electrical wiring, gas line (if you have them) and the heating and air conditiong coolers.
Landscaping also adds value.
The areas that you must concentrate on in order to increase the house value is the kitchen and bathroom. Make them modern, attractive and functional. Try to stay in line with the area. That is if the majority of the house in the neighborhood has stone, and wood or laminate put those in your home; it not Formica, carpet and linoleum would suffice.
A little money for curb appeal is also necessary to attract buyers. You want to capture their attention. Remove overgrown trees, paint trim, plant flowers scrubs, etc, etc.
Not sure about thee area you live in, but in Tennessee kitchens & baths give you the biggest bang for your bucks. Hardwood floors and tile in the wet areas are big too.