It’s a pretty cool thing when respective media sources validate your products. As it does every year, Remodeling Magazine has issued its 2018 Cost vs. Value Report, which tracks the return-on-investment for a variety of home improvement projects across 100 markets in the U.S.
For homeowners considering selling their homes this year, this is a great resource. The report helps sort through all the potential home improvement projects that everyone has heard will “really help you sell your home” and offers guidance on how much value those types of projects will return.
Interestingly, a big kitchen update wasn’t No. 1. A minor kitchen update came in at #5 with 81.1% ROI. The top four projects cited were all home exterior projects:
For ProVia, a Sugarcreek, Ohio, manufacturer of home exterior building products, the report highlighted the value of its four categories of products: entry doors, replacement windows, vinyl siding and manufactured stone veneer.
In addition to the manufactured stone veneer and steel entry door mentions at #2 and #3, new vinyl siding came in at #6 with 76.7% ROI and replacement vinyl windows came in at #7 with 74.3% ROI.
In fact, seven of the Top 10 value home improvement projects were for exterior home improvements.
Investing in exterior home improvements not only improves a home’s curb appeal, but can improve functionality through better energy efficiency, better security and improved durability.
Learn more about the 2018 Cost vs. Value report.
For homeowners considering selling their homes this year, this is a great resource. The report helps sort through all the potential home improvement projects that everyone has heard will “really help you sell your home” and offers guidance on how much value those types of projects will return.
Interestingly, a big kitchen update wasn’t No. 1. A minor kitchen update came in at #5 with 81.1% ROI. The top four projects cited were all home exterior projects:
- #1 – Garage Door Replacement – 98.3%
- #2 – Manufactured Stone Veneer – 97.1%
- #3 – Steel Entry Door – 91.3%
- #4 – Deck Addition – 82.8%
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For ProVia, a Sugarcreek, Ohio, manufacturer of home exterior building products, the report highlighted the value of its four categories of products: entry doors, replacement windows, vinyl siding and manufactured stone veneer.
In addition to the manufactured stone veneer and steel entry door mentions at #2 and #3, new vinyl siding came in at #6 with 76.7% ROI and replacement vinyl windows came in at #7 with 74.3% ROI.
In fact, seven of the Top 10 value home improvement projects were for exterior home improvements.
Investing in exterior home improvements not only improves a home’s curb appeal, but can improve functionality through better energy efficiency, better security and improved durability.
Learn more about the 2018 Cost vs. Value report.
