Return On Investment

 

Invest in the “Bones” of your home first

According to Remodeling Magazine. You’re less likely to recoup your investment in a major kitchen or bathroom remodel than you are to get back what you spend on basic home maintenance such as new siding. Siding replacement recouped 92.8 percent of its cost, according to the study. The only home improvement likely to return more at resale was a minor (roughly $15,000) kitchen remodel, which returned 92.9 percent. Replacing roofs and windows were also high on the list, returning 80 percent or more at resale.

“Buyers want to take the basic systems for granted,” says Sal Alfano, Remodeling’s editorial director. “They assume the roof doesn’t leak and the air conditioning and plumbing work. Maintenance can chew up a lot of cash quickly, and people are afraid of that.”

Still, new kitchens and baths lose some of their glamour if there’s water in the basement when a potential buyer comes to look at your house, says Alfano. Every homeowner’s first priority should be “keeping the existing structure sound,” says Don Sever, a general contractor for 18 years and president of Sever Construction in Oakton, Va. “I’ve been in a lot of houses where people are spending thirty or forty thousand dollars to remodel the kitchen, but then you walk into the basement and there’s a musty smell because water is leaking through the foundation. To me, it’s more important to resolve those items first, and get the luxuries later.”

Victorian Style Home

 

Modern Bathroom

 

Kitchens and Baths

Courtesy HGTV. In the hottest housing markets, springing for a kitchen or bath remodel is a sure-fire investment, often returning more than 100 percent of the cost. In Baltimore, for instance, a $9,400 bathroom remodel recouped 182 percent of its cost at resale, according to Remodeling’s 2004 study. The markets in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and San Diego also offered triple-digit returns on a bathroom remodel. Minor kitchen remodels (average cost: $15,273) also provided returns of more than 100 percent in cities including Providence, R.I., Miami, New Orleans and, of course, San Diego, where a $17,928 investment netted $27,000 on resale.

Kitchens and baths are the areas in a home “where you can tell if money has been well spent or not,” says architect Steve Straughan, a partner in Los Angeles-based KAA Design Group. “They’re the most expensive areas of the home in terms of construction. And they’re where people spend time in their homes.”

Modern Kitchen

 

What we do

We work together with you to enhance your home. From basic maintenance and repairs to a new bathroom  we have you covered with our team. In most cases every aspect of your project will completed by our in-house skilled technicians saving  you time on the project and money for your wallet. All of our jobs are backed by our service guarantee. We are not finished until you are completely satisfied with our work.