Since the real estate market is looking up you may be thinking
about selling your home and buying a home you have been dreaming about for a
while. If so than its time to focus on some home improvements or repairs you
might have been putting off. Here are the top 10 home improvements that will
bring you the most bang for your buck, according to the 2014 Cost vs Value
report. This report is organized by region, unfortunately it is not specific to
Savannah. So this list and estimated amount recouped is an average in the South
Atlantic and I added their estimates for Charleston SC as a comparison since it is a coastal
city.
Project
|
South Atlantic
|
Charleston SC
|
1.
Entry Door Replacement (steel)
|
101%.
|
148%
|
2.
Garage Door Replacement
|
89%
|
110%
|
3.
Deck Addition (wood)
|
89%
|
112.2%
|
4.
Attic Bedroom
|
88%
|
94.2%
|
5.
Window Replacement (wood)
|
84%
|
92%
|
6.
Minor Kitchen Remodel
|
83%
|
107.2%
|
7.
Basement Remodel
|
83%
|
97%
|
8.
Window Replacement (vinyl)
|
81%
|
92.8%
|
9.
Siding Replacement (vinyl)
|
80%
|
109.5%
|
10. Bathroom
Remodel
|
77%
|
100%
|
You may not even notice your front door anymore, but a new
door makes a great impression on buyers and yields the highest return on your
investment. If your front door doesn't need replacing or you'd rather spend
less money, you can paint it and replace the hardware for a similar impact. The
same goes for your garage door, there is nothing like a fresh coat of paint to
improve the unique features of your home.
Buyers are looking to expand their living space, and going
out back where there is a new deck is a great solution, especially here in Savannah. If you
already have a deck, you might consider enhancing the outdoor living space with
a water feature, an outdoor fireplace, or a built in grill. That are lots of
sites on the internet that can offer some economical ideas to create affordable
outdoor living space. House logic is a website we like that offers some great
home improvement ideas. Here are some ideas for decks http://www.houselogic.com/outdoors/decks/.
Another way to add living space is going up and turning your attic into a bonus
room.
Improving the living space you already have is another
upgrade you might consider. A minor remodeling of your kitchen such as, new
lighting, new cabinet doors with new hardware and adding a tiled backsplash
will bring a fresh look to the area. Also new lighting can really transform a
room. A little bigger investment is to replace windows, but as you can see the
return here is really pretty good. Check out This Old House website that has
loads of low cost kitchen/bath upgrades: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20210747,00.html
If you are considering doing most of your improvements or
repairs yourself here are a few websites we have come across that we like. Many
of them have videos that show you how to.
The Family Handyman - http://www.familyhandyman.com/
This Old House - http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh
Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford - http://www.todayshomeowner.com/
BrightNest - https://brightnest.com/
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