We have decided to start remodeling due to a water problem. We were going to try to preserve the wood that is on our floor boards and door casing but this job became very difficult. We decided to go ahead and purchase new door casing, pre-hung doors, and floor boards. Is this going to depreciate the value of our home. This home was built in the 20's and has never been updated besides the furnace. We just hope we are doing the right thing buy modernizing the home.
2006-12-12 03:12:18 · 8 answers · asked by mel_lea1025 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Slappy is right about this. Sometimes in situations like yours you have no choice but to replace. A savy move in the replacement direction would be to match the original moulding profiles as closely as possible and not throw in any ole cheap pre hung door you could buy at home depot. It would depreciate less to just strip the finish and paint all the mouldings instead of replacing vintage mouldings with cheap basic paint grade profiles such as stock 2 1/4" casing aka: DC98 and stock 4 1/4" OG base.
2006-12-12 03:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will lol that it why you are worried and asked. There are old homes & historic homes. Old homes that have been updated are a sign of low income (unless you pretty much gut & redo everything). Historic homes are homes that have been brought back to life when they were first built. Look at it like this....
You have a 1965 Corvette & so do I. Nither of us care for the factory AM radio or ugly tires/rims on the car so we replace them. We make other simular changes, maybe as extreme as bigger/better egines & things. Now it comes time to sell them. You have kept all the orginal items in the garage. I tossed everything out as I replaced it (made it more up to date). Who is going to get the more money for the car if everything else is equal? You can cater to both crowds (those that like vintage & those who like updated) where as I can not. Same thing with a older house. You can cover things, hide things, change things, but never do anything that can not be undone or all you have on paper (when it is time to sell) is an old house with new tile, carpet, blah blah blah just like everyon else.
2006-12-12 04:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a contractor and part time house flipper and slappy is right, if you want to preserve all the inherent value of the older home ,you should not have used pre finished millwork....it should have been replaced with natural wood of the same species.
2006-12-12 04:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, although some may argue this if they are antiquity dealers, but the value of the home was actually raised, mainly due to the point of water damage creating the necessity of replacement.
2006-12-12 03:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by lisads1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had natural wood and it was deteriorating, it wouldn't decrease the value of your home to replace and update it. You just won't be able to call it a historically correct home, but unless you live in the historic district, there's nothing to worry about.
2006-12-12 03:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might depreciate it a little... Folks who buy 80 year old houses generally do so for the authenticity. If they didn't care about that sort of thing, they'd buy a newer house.
BUT, interestingly, they want authenticity in flooring, trimwork, paint schemes, etc. but they want modernity in plumbing, kitchens, appliances, wiring.
2006-12-12 03:14:31 · answer #6 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes by allot more than you think. Try to keep the existing wood
2006-12-12 03:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by big john bro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doing just great.
2006-12-12 03:15:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋