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home and garden home appliancesDo fitted wardrobes add value to house?
The hanging space and shelves can be constructed in an unorthodox way especially when fitting wardrobes for children or the elderly. The possibilities for fitting bespoke wardrobes are endless, and this addition to your home adds a lot more value including an improved quality of life when spaces are more manageable.
Considering this, what adds most value to a house?
Ten of the best ways to add value to your home
- Convert your garage to living space.
- Extend the kitchen with a side-return extension.
- Loft conversion to add a bedroom.
- Increase living space with a conservatory.
- Apply for planning permission.
- Kerb and garden appeal.
- Get a new bathroom. Potential Value Added: 3-5%
- Make the living area open-plan. Potential Value Added: 3 to 5%
Keeping this in consideration, how much does a utility room add to the value of a house?
* A 10 per cent increase in round floor space adds an average of 5 per cent to value (7 per cent if the home is detached). But the space must be "usable", so that means adding a conservatory or utility room or home office – not a media room.
Best home renovations
- Garage door replacement. Average cost: $3,611. Average resale value: $3,520.
- Manufactured stone veneer. Average cost: $8,907. Average resale value: $8,449.
- Minor kitchen remodel. Average cost: $22,507. Average resale value: $18,123.
- Deck addition (wood) Average cost: $13,333.
- Siding replacement. Average cost: $16,036.