Handy Man
Are your Renovations Really Increasing the Value of Your Home?
When considering a home upgrade or reno there are 2 very important things to evaluate:
#1. Value to you
Enhancing your home with a renovation may offer more than money can provide. A beautiful outdoor living area to entertain on, a finished basement for [...]
neutralparty
OK…so, bathroom renovation project on main floor. Project was 98% complete. Husband was replacing faceplates on bathub without turning water off at main. He takes off the knob that controls the water, and it honest to goodness looked exactly like an open fire hydrant. I estimate that we were losing at [...]
Thomas Johnsen
Your basement could become a useful wing of your home. A simple renovation can turn any basement into an entertainment room, guest room, and more. However, every new basement space will be a lot more useful if you include a bathroom in it. After all, running upstairs every time you need to visit [...]
fighterace26
I am paying PMI on one of my houses because I wanted to take the downpayment money to do renovations. Can I get any lisenced appraiser to find the new value of the house now that its done? Can I just take that to the bank and request PMI be dropped ?( its [...]
Frank Johnson
For many of us, the bathroom is the one room in the house where the style hasn’t changed in 15 years. Rather than spending money on renovating the bathroom, we put the money towards remodeling the kitchen, buying new furniture and carpeting for the living room, or renovating the master bedroom. The bathroom [...]
Tags: Bathroom Fixtures, Linoleum, Modern Bathroom
Frank Johnson
A recent Business Week online article brought to light the fact that there’s a drastic shift occurring in the home renovation market. Instead of spending thousands on revamping kitchens and other previously popular parts of the home, the trend is shifting toward bathroom remodels. More and more people are discovering the beauty, style, [...]
Tags: Bathroom Furnishings, Colors And Shapes, Home Renovation