Remodeling to Add Value

Looking for home improvements or remodeling projects to increase home value in Coronado, CA or greater San Diego? Experts have come up with the best projects to freshen up your property, increase appeal to buyers and add value to your home. The best part? It doesn’t cost as much as you think.

10 Big Impact, Low-Cost Home Improvement Projects to Add Value to Your House or Condo

1. Tidy up kitchen cabinets. Potential buyers really do open kitchen cabinets and look inside. Consider adding a rollout organizing trays. When buyers peek in, they’ll feel like there’s lots of room for storage.
2. Add a breakfast bar. Whether you own a home or condo, when a wall separates a kitchen from a family room, think about cutting out an opening to create a breakfast bar.
3. Add or replace tile. By retiling very inexpensively, you make a room look much fresher and cleaner. Consider paying for low-cost tile to replace a dated backsplash or add a new one.
4. Consider alternatives to granite countertops. Everybody is hot for granite kitchen countertops right now, but granite is expensive, and in a few years, it will be dated. Consider ceramic tile, corian, soapstone, laminates, or concrete when improving kitchens.
5. Freshen up a bathroom without retiling. With a dated bathroom, consider putting in a new medicine cabinet, light fixtures, a faucet, and a vanity. Instead of replacing the tile, the existing grout can be lightly scraped and re-grouted, which leaves a haze that can be buffed out and will make the tile look brand new. Also install glass shower doors. A French door adds a lot of panache and elegance for $250, and people will notice the door, not the tile. With all that, you’ve done a bathroom remodel for $1,000 to $2,000.
6. Freshen up the basement. If you have a basement that is cement block or poured concrete, hire a contractor to fill in the cracks with hydraulic cement, then paint with waterproofing paint. You can then add a top coat for color.
7. Add a room. Look for large spaces that can be enclosed to create a new bedroom for just the price of creating a wall. Adding a third bedroom can add tens of thousands of dollars to your sales price of your home or condo.
8. Spruce up cabinet fronts. Update tired-looking kitchen cabinets. Reconditioning is the least expensive move. Take out the nicks and scratches, recondition it with oil, and put new hardware on. For a little more money, owners can replace the cabinet doors and drawer fronts.
9. Replace light fixtures. Replacing overhead light fixtures is a home improvement that provides a big pop for little money in places like foyers, bathrooms, and kitchens. If the kitchen has track lighting, consider spending $450 to $600 to have an electrician replace it with recessed canned lights on a dimmer switch to add ambience.
10. Tech-up the garage. Consider replacing the garage door opener with a remote touchpad or entry system. It usually costs under $500 and makes the garage look like a high-end system.

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