Small Projects; More Bang for the Buck! Part Two

With the current economy making it’s slow but steady recovery, many Roswell homeowners are opting for smaller remodeling projects.   Below is part two of a two part series.  The good news is that these projects will give you more bang for your buck when it comes time to sell. 

6.  Freshen up the basement – Homeowners with cement block or poured concrete walls can have a contractor fill in cracks with hydraulic cement and then paint them with waterproofing paint.  Adding a topcoat of paint adds color.  Painting the basement floor with a good heavy-duty cement floor paint, really gives your basement (and garage for that matter) a clean look.

7.  Add a room – If you have a large space that can be enclosed to create a new bedroom for just the cost of adding a wall, it might be a good idea to consider.  The roughly $400 wall could recoup $1,000’s in resale value.

8.  Spruce up cabinet fronts – We all know updated kitchens can only help in your resale efforts.  The least expensive move to updating cabinet fronts is simply reconditioning them at roughly a cost of $1,000.  Reconditioning them basically means taking out the nicks and scratches and reconditioning them with oil and adding new, updated hardware.  For $1,500 to $4,000, homeowners can replace the cabinet doors and drawer fronts.  For $4,000 to $12,000, homeowners can have all cabinets refaced. 

9.  Replace light fixtures – replacing overhead lighting in the foyer, bathrooms and kitchen provides a lot of bang for the buck.  If the kitchen has track lighting, homeowners can spend roughly $450 to $600 to have an electrician replace it with recessed canned lights on a dimmer switch.  For about $700, installing pendant lights over a kitchen island goes a long way to upgrading a kitchen.

10. Tech-up the garage – the garage always seems to be the last area of the house homeowners consider upgrading.  Consider replacing the garage door opener with a remote touch-pad entry system.   At a cost of $425, your garage will look like it has a high-end system.