How Much Do Window Treatments
Add to Resale Value?
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Rather than adding the cost of window treatments to the price tag of your home, it's better to think of them in terms of their benefits beyond their dollar value. When you're living in your home, the treatments bring real and intangible benefits. When you sell your home, they might help you increase the selling price or lower its time on market.
Privacy
People living next to others use window treatments first and foremost for the privacy they provide. After move-in, they're the first thing that goes up in a new home. People often use inexpensive temporary window coverings while they wait for the new ones to be delivered and hung.
Energy Efficiency
Some window treatments provide a level of energy efficiency that the windows don't. They're normally used in homes where the windows have little protection against heat transfer. They keep the heat out in the summer and don't let it escape in the winter. In a home where the windows offer little protection against thermal losses year-round, energy efficient window replacement treatments have a high value relative to the property.
New thermal or Energy Star windows are a major investment. Thermal window coverings make it possible to achieve a more energy efficient home and avoid an expensive and extensive window replacement. Outfitting your home with window coverings designed to resist heat transfer will increase the value because energy costs will be lower.
Save Money
If you combine the window coverings with other features that cut energy costs, it may qualify for an energy efficient mortgage. Such a mortgage makes it possible for people to qualify for more home than they otherwise would. It could cut the time your home spends on the market, which could add value indirectly. Selling it faster puts money in your pocket sooner, which could be as advantageous as a higher selling price.
Aesthetics
Window coverings compliment and sometimes rival the interior furnishings for enhancing the appearance of a home, which will add value to your home. All window coverings go with the home after it's sold. Putting money into them to increase the sales price or the value of your home is a solid strategy, especially if they'll enhance a variety of furnishings and styles.
Don't underestimate the value of window coverings for adding value to your home. They may not translate directly to a higher selling price, but they might increase the likelihood of selling it quickly or getting the price you want. And I the meantime, you'll be able to enjoy their beauty.
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