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Five Bathroom Renovations That Help Sell a Home

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Bathroom renovations are one of the surest ways to help sell a home. And you don’t have to break the bank to make improvements that will appeal to buyers.

“Bathrooms are one area where home buyers make decisions because it will be one of the most used rooms in the house,” says industry expert Nora DePalma of Dialogue. “Make them look bright, absolutely spotless, and loaded with storage options. Your home will sell faster and at a better price.”

These bathroom renovations are low-cost and will appeal to a wide range of shoppers. If you’ve got some DIY savvy, you can pocket even more money. Here are five ways to transform a bathroom without breaking your budget.

1. Introduce a neutral palette. When you’re showing a home for sale, one of the main priorities is to present a neutral but appealing space in which potential buyers can envision their own day-to-day lives. So even if you love bold color or a wallpaper print in your bathroom, tone it down for the sake of the sale. Painting walls a neutral shade or a pale, soothing blue or green will make the bathroom appear larger and give it a peaceful feeling. Paint the entry door, cabinetry and trim a crisp white for a clean look and renewed focus on the room’s built-in details.

2. Use your WaterSense. If your fixtures are more than 15 years old, the first bathroom renovation you should undertake is an upgrade in performance and water efficiency by installing WaterSense-labeled fixtures. Switching in a new water-saving faucet allows you to re-accessorize the room while reducing water flow by at least 30 percent without a downgrade in performance. Smarter shower heads provide spa-style amenities while using less than 2.0 gallons of water per minute. And high-efficiency toilets (HETs) are now the norm in up-to-date, resource-conscious homes, conserving more than 4,000 gallons of water per year. Some manufacturers provide rebates for high-efficiency plumbing products, notes Jeannette Long of American Standard.

If you make any or all of these green bathroom renovations, highlight them in home listings and open house materials so that shoppers know they’re looking at lower utility bills as well as new fixtures.

3. Let there be (better) light. Illuminate the best features of a bathroom renovation and add convenience by amping up the lighting scheme. Just by replacing a few fixtures with energy efficient, eye-catching styles, you’ll transform the space and reduce energy bills.

When choosing bathroom lighting, focus on fixtures that provide task lighting at the vanity and over the shower or tub, overhead lighting for general illumination, and accent lighting to define architectural features. Also make the most of any opportunities for natural lighting: skylights and glass-block windows will let the sunshine in but still provide privacy.

4. Improve ventilation. Prevent moisture buildup and the mold, mildew and finish damage that tend to follow by upgrading ventilation as part of your bathroom renovation. Depending on the current state of the ventilation system, this project can range from the DIY ease of installing a few components to all-new venting and electrical connections. Whatever the case, adequate ventilation is critical to air quality, structural integrity and overall comfort of a bathroom, and buyers will appreciate this important update.

The ventilation specialists at Broan-NuTone have solutions for any system redo, all with sleek looks, quiet fan operation and optimum efficiency. “We make an upgrade kit for builder-grade-model fans, which will actually quiet the fan down by about 50 percent and increase the performance of it by 20 percent,” says Karen Collins of Broan-NuTone. “The kit also includes a new grille, and you can make these changes in under five minutes.”

If you’re in the market for a complete unit replacement, check out Broan-NuTone’s selection of super-quiet, Energy Star qualified ventilation fans. They cost less than a dollar a year in energy to run, and are available with integrated lighting as well as humidity sensors that save you the trouble of switching the fan on when it’s needed and off when it’s not.

5. Replace flooring:
Transform a bath from the ground up by installing a new floor. The small footprint of most bathrooms makes this an affordable bathroom renovation, and new flooring options combine moisture resistance with the look of favorite finishes. Lumber Liquidators’ line of Tranquility resilient flooring offers a great range of natural wood looks and textures made from a water-resistant, easy-to-clean vinyl material. In a peel-and-stick plank format, it’s simple to install over existing flooring and backed by a 25-year warranty. Tranquility flooring is also a sustainable choice for your bathroom renovation, as it’s produced with recycled raw material.

If you’re updating a powder room, other flooring options like natural hardwood are possibilities. But for a full bath, stick with materials that will stand up to everyday use and humidity. “Anywhere you have a full shower or tub, you want to avoid a wood, a bamboo or even a laminate, simply because of the moisture,” advises Lumber Liquidators’ John Jakob.

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Tom is the Host, Founder and Chief Home Improvement Evangelist of The Money Pit. He is a hands-on home improvement broadcast journalist and the kind of guy homeowners want to call at midnight -- when their basement floods!

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