3 BEST REASONS TO DO A HOME RENOVATION

Buying your home was likely the largest financial decision that you've ever made. You'll want to stay on top of your home maintenance and repairs in order to keep your investment in good condition. Home renovations are the best way to maintain your home and increase its value. Here are 3 reasons that you should renovate your home. Heilman's Renovations in North Vancouver can help you with this.

1. Increase Your Enjoyment Of Your Home

In order to enjoy your home, you'll want it to be as aesthetically comfortable and pleasing as possible. Your upgrades should help you to balance out your enjoyment. If you require more space, another bathroom or another room due to a growing family, it's time to do some renovations. Whether you want to put a new basement theater or upgrade the outdoor living area and the function of your home, these are all great reasons for some renovations.

2. Increase The Resale Value Of Your Home

In addition to renovating your home for your own enjoyment and comfort, you'll also be adding to your homes resale value. The renovations with the most impact include basement remodels, bathroom remodels and kitchen remodels. Other valuable changes include front doors, insulation and attic changes including insulation and converting the space to a usable space.

There's no need to break the bank in order to update your home. A simple fresh coat of paint inside and out is one of the most cost-effective ways to give your home a new look. You can also upgrade hardware on the cabinetry, replace faucets, repair any functionality issues to increase the marketability of your home.

3. Increase The Energy Efficiency Of Your Home

Selecting home renovations to improve the energy efficiency of your home will help to reduce the impact on the environment. It will also save on your homes utility bills. When you choose to upgrade the insulation in the attic, replace the old fixtures and the old faucets with low flow models and then install energy efficient appliances, you can greatly reduce the impact on the environment and save energy. Over the course of time, all of these changes can pay for themselves. Other things that can be done are replace old windows and choose high-efficiency windows. Replace entry doors and repair any damaged exterior siding.

Many areas are offering incentives for home improvements that make the home go green. Products such as LED lights and high-efficiency showerheads and faucet aerators as well as advanced power bars and self-adjusting thermostats can all be had for little to no cost depending on the program in your area.

Whenever possible, hire a general contractor for these changes and save time and money. You'll get the job done quickly and it will be done professionally.

NOVEMBER 3, 2017