Here’s what people had to say:
1.
I honestly don’t know how people lived in our house for 50 years without it being ventilated properly.
The house temperature stays more comfortable in both summer and winter.
Ice damming on the roof stopped.
And a couple of hours to clean up the soffit vents.
“Im adding a bathroom.
Two years in, Im done sharing a bathroom.
I found a contractor that I like, and Im going forward.”
“Replacing the original 50-year-old windows last year at this time.
Has made a world of difference year-round in the comfort of the entire house.”
It’s generating money every day and paying for itself after five years.
Plus, it increases the value of the house by a lot.
Best decision ever to take the potential basement space into account when we purchased the home."
“My house had an open floor plan when I bought it.
I put in a full wall to separate the kitchen/dining room from the living room.
Then I put in an island in the kitchen.”
6.“Honestly?
Same footprint, but with 40% more usable storage.
Better appliances, including an induction/convection stove, which makes cooking faster.
And it just looks very nice!”
“Adding a whole house dehumidifier system that works independently from the AC unit.”
“Putting in a generator.
Which it does several times a year.”
“Added a screened-in porch.
“We added a whole house fan, and it has been wonderful!!”
“Tankless hot water.
Unlimited hot water.”
With power company price increases, they’ll be paid off soon.”
“House built in 2004.
We bought in 21.
The blacktop driveway was a DISASTER.
Had never been re-sealed, and Im sure they used a ton of salt (Minnesota).
Practically a gravel driveway.
Cracked wide open down to the crushed stone.
Couldnt walk barefoot to get the mail.
Pebbles in the house!
“We added a family room to our house 15+ years ago.
Best thing we ever did.
We had a 1,500 sq ft, three bed/two bath home before that, and two young kids.
We were either going to move to a slightly larger house or add on.
Haven’t regretted it for a minute since.”
“I had the ductwork and AC coil replaced this spring and a foot of insulation blown in.
Wasn’t cheap, but I’m already appreciating it.
The old ductwork was garbage, and the insulation was also old and poorly functioning.”
“My husband and I moved into my grandparents' home after I inherited it.
We also feel better physically.”
“Its small, but I put a ceiling fan in my small laundry room with over-the-door hanging racks.
I air-dry a lot of things and this helps get it done quickly.
“I refinished just under 1,000 square feet of red oak hardwood floors.
It totally changed the look, feel, (and smell) of this 75-year-old home.”
“A heated bathroom floor.
We bought a flipped house in 2010, and the bathroom was falling apart from the start.
When we got it renovated, we splurged on heating elements beneath the tile.
Bare feet on an 80 floor in midwinter is sinfully decadent.”
“Oh, easy answer: We dropped $15k on an amazing outdoor kitchen in the backyard.
We are out there almost every day, especially on weekends.”
“’90s home with a formal living room that was never used.
Renovated that into a guest room!
Has gotten much more use than a formal living room!”
“Quality gutters w/leaf guards are amazing, especially if you have a lot of trees near your house.
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