Remodeling your bathroom cheaply
When it comes time to sell your home, the kitchen and bathroom are important rooms. You can remodel your bathroom cheaper than you think. Depending on the features that need updating, you can still do a decent bathroom remodel for just a few hundred dollars or less. The return on the sale of your home can mean several thousand, however, if it is done correctly.
The cheapest way to remodel your bathroom is a fresh coat of paint, new shower curtain, towels and area rugs. Adding accessories like soap dishes, decorative mirrors or art and silk plants can totally reform a bathroom that is lacking character. You can do this remodel for under $100, if you shop carefully and put a little thought into the look of the room.
The next level of a bathroom remodel would be to replace old fixtures with new modern ones. You might need a plumber’s help, but you can still accomplish this for an additional two hundred dollars or so, depending on the fixtures you choose. Since most bathrooms have fixtures that can be cleaned up and shined up, it is possible that you can make them look like new with a little elbow grease.
The other thing to consider would be flooring. Since most bathrooms don’t involve too much square footage, you can install upgraded flooring for another couple hundred dollars or less, depending on the size of the room. Look for close-out sales on ceramic tile, marble tile and stone tile. Even if you don’t find it on sale, a smaller bathroom can be transformed into a bathroom that will return several thousand at resale time, with modern and upgraded flooring.
If you need a new vanity or tub surround, you can expect to spend a few hundred dollars. Sometimes, you can stain existing vanities or use a faux marbling technique to make them look like new, if they aren’t too outdated. A tub that needs replacement can involve a variety of choices including refinishing to replacement, but most of them will enhance the ability of the home to sell and can be an upgraded feature, especially if you put in a jetted, garden tub.
When looking at your bathroom remodel, you can make little changes, like the cheapest remodel, which is cosmetic and make a difference, if you don’t have much money in the budget. You don’t have to spend over a thousand dollars if you plan carefully and are able to salvage the best parts of your bathroom. If your bathroom requires you to spend more than a thousand, then chances are it could keep your help from selling and it needs to be done.
Any money you spend in bathroom and kitchen remodels is normally almost fully recouped at resale time. The more you can squeeze into your budget, the greater your chances of selling your home will be. Attractive bathrooms and kitchens sell many homes, but ones that are in bad shape can cause a home not to sell.
A good, cheap bathroom remodel is better than none at all. Just be sure you don’t get too carried away, on the other hand, because you might not recoup the investment when you sell your home, although it might help it sell quicker.
Article provided by Automated Homefinder – your Colorado real estat experts.
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