When planning a home addition, knowledge of the expected return on investment (ROI) for the type you choose can help you move forward with confidence. While you will certainly enjoy more square footage as you live in your current home, before beginning any project, you want to know your property’s value will increase as a result of a new addition.
Read on to gain insight into the most valuable home additions to consider when looking to increase your property’s functionality, enhance your lifestyle, and boost your resale value.
5 Practical and Popular Home Additions
Additions can be big or small, but kitchens, bathrooms, and more living space always create a nice return on your investment. Here are five addition projects that are in demand and will improve your quality of life while promising a significant return on investment (ROI) in the future.
1. Kitchens
A kitchen addition’s function and beauty will enhance your lifestyle. It is a popular upgrade and produces a significant return on investment. Many times, a house with an addition is the only one on the block with a practical and attractive kitchen space that makes the neighbors envious. A new kitchen is well-designed and filled with appliances that are necessary now and valued by future buyers.
2. Master Suites
A master suite is another addition you can move forward on with confidence in the ROI it will produce. At Action Builders, we do what we call the Mt. Lebanon cookie-cutter addition. This includes enlarging the kitchen and creating a family room on the main level with a master suite above on the second floor. It makes the standard Mt. Lebanon home into a four bed, two-and-one-half bath, which is what most people are trying to achieve. We have also built this addition in Sewickley, Squirrel Hill, and the North Hills.
Older homes that are on great lots more commonly have three beds and one-and-one-half baths. Particularly with so many people working from home, that fourth bedroom (and even a fourth bedroom plus an office if you can) are what a modern homeowner needs.
3. Family Rooms
Adding a living area to your home gives you more space to relax as well as entertain with ease. Many older homes have a small living space and can’t accommodate more than a handful of people. Expanding your home with a family room offers space for kids to play, do homework, or chill out and enjoy a fun movie. Include a fireplace, an abundance of natural light through expansive windows, and modern flooring. If your upgrade creates a great room, you’ll enjoy how the proximity of the kitchen area and the family room allow for fluid conversation after school and during meal prep.
4. Bathrooms
Bathroom additions can increase value too! Powder room additions are popular, and for a house with only one bathroom, a powder room can be a massive asset! At Action Builders, we also design smaller additions with accessible bathrooms off the main level of the house that include grab bars, wider doorways, and appropriately positioned fixtures.
5. Home Office
Many potential buyers want a home with a dedicated office space, giving you incentive to invest in designing and building an office that you can enjoy now, and that will boost value when you sell your home in the future.
New and Old Construction Benefit from Additions
Most new construction homeowners don’t need an addition unless they want to create something that wasn’t selected at the time of construction—like a morning room. Homeowners with older properties benefit from additions that improve on their original design and provide needed function.
Transform Your Pittsburgh Area Home with a Beautiful New Addition
When your current home feels cramped or no longer meets your needs, an addition may be the perfect solution. What is it you’re dreaming of that would make your home beautiful and meet the needs of your family and lifestyle? At Action Builders, we’re here to help bring your dreams to life. As a design-build company, we take your project from concept to completion and work with you the whole way. We design to your budget and help allocate funds to the parts of your project that will get you the most bang for your buck. We don’t overcomplicate our sales process with fancy presentations. Learn more about how our home additions services can transform your house into a gorgeous, functional space that enhances your lifestyle and meets your needs.
