If you DIY tile install rather than hiring "pros", will it affect the resale value of your home later?

Answer 1

The only reason it would cause a problem is if they are not installed properly. Improperly set tiles can lift or crack. You need to make sure that you have the proper underlay and you use the right adhesives. To get the correct look you should also start at the middle of the room and work from the center tile, to the outside. You might go to your local 'Home Depot' or other hardware store and see if you can take one of their free DIY classes. My local Home Depot offers a wide variety of free workshops. Another key, is to set out all the tiles 'dry' before actually laying them. This way you will know you have enough tiles to finish the job and you can get a good idea of what it will look like.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Not if done it right. You need the proper substrate, mortar, tile and grout. It needs to installed square evenly spaced and flat, no lippage. You need mix that mortar to the right consistency, apply it with proper trowel, and set the tile so you get at least 90% contact, 100% for stone. Then have to grout properly. Right consistency, right method of cleaning. And seal the grout.

All that being said, if you know the right answers to those questions, it won't affect the resell value. It may not help the resell either. If you DIY projects, usually it only saves you a bit of money. And you do it because you enjoy working on your home. If you value spending your time in other ways, and the money isn't a problem, hire someone.

Answer 3

Most likely it will. Since most diy kind of people are no where near as good as the pros. However if you have any talent at all and can follow directions you should be able to tile a floor with vinyl tile. If you are going to use ceramic tile and do walls as well as floors I suggest you find a new housing project and go watch a pro do the job and you might learn a thing or two.

Answer 4

I have to say this. Tile in itself WILL add to the resale value of the home. The installation of it,wether its done by the home owner or paid professionals (and just because they are paid doesnt really mean they are professionals) is irrelvent.
Its the product itself that adds the value,not nescessarily the installation of it.

The installation advice from TMH is the best offered. ,center the tile dry set adjust for cuts etc. Home Depot not only offers classes but they also offer DIY yourself step by step videos.

Hope you find this information useful and good luck in your venture.

:)

Answer 5

Yhea im with kassie, I personally have a dog and live in an apartment, Obviously the landlord charges extra rent (non refundable,about 100 dollars more a month) just for the remote possibility that my dog might ruin the carpet or the place too much and when i move out they have to replace it. So maybe your landlord is worried that your to be dog might ruin something in the apt that will be too much (money) to replace and he just doesnt want to go thru the trouble to fix it later or simply he hates dogs and made that up. other than that I can't find a reason why that would affect the home's resale value.

Answer 6

In order to DIY, then you could actually add to the value of your home as long as you do it correctly. I would suggest using spacers so that your tile is correctly aligned. Any good hardware store should have instruction sheets for doing it correctly. I just finished a tiling job myself and was surprised at how well it came out and how easy it really was.

Answer 7

here's my two cents worth...
if your primary concern is resale value, you should considerhow the buyers will see the tile. If it looks like a diy job, they will want it replaced anyway and will consider it an expense rather than a selling feature.

Answer 8

no it wont few tips fist check out the net such as diynetwork and even go to the library or lowes or homedepot home depot offer free class, first thing you should do is messure and lay out one row with the space (the plus shaped thing) to figure out were your cut should be if you do it that way they will always be in the same place they also rent tile saws the help out more then you will ever know they turn a job that would take about two to three week down to about a week oh and most of the blades wont even cut you

Answer 9

This is an insignificant question when it pertains to resale value. The best way to maximize the resale value is to have your home inside and out reviewed by an experienced and certified person that knows what buyers like and want to see. He/she is independent of the sales agent and agency. It is not unusual to increase the sale price by up to 6 figures after EXPENSES.

Answer 10

Absolutely not!

That is, if you do a "professional looking job", instead of hacking it to pieces and then glueing this and that until it stick and being satisfied with substandard level, in which, if you PAID some one, you would scream to high heaven for them to come back and redo the mess...

So, if your not going to do it right, then hire some one. If your a novice and want to tackle the job, make SURE you have all the right TOOLS to do the job!! (Tools are what makes the job go so much easier, with less fustration on the job than is needed).

I wish you well..

Jesse