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Kitchen Cabinet Refacing: Make Your Home Remodel Pay Off
by Kirk Bangstad
Refacing Cabinet Columnist
Do you want to eventually sell you house at a profit in order to upgrade to a nicer neighborhood? If so, there are a few things you need to know.
First, you have to realize that your home is not an island. Your home's ultimate resale price will be more of a reflection of your neighborhood than your attempts at increasing its value. If you remodel your kitchen with luxury cabinets and counters, but live in a middle class neighborhood, you may price your home right out of the market.
The next thing you need to know is that kitchen and bath remodeling projects tend to get the best return on investment. According to Remodeling Magazine, the average kitchen remodel recouped 98.5% of its costs. In the East and West, the numbers were even higher--100.9 and 112.3%, respectively.
Cabinet Refacing Lowers Costs of Remodeling
Now that you know that investing in your kitchen is a good bet, here's a secret to squeezing every penny out of your labor. If you plan to resell your home, don't replace worn out kitchen cabinets. Reface them instead. Kitchen cabinet refacing is a much cheaper way to revitalize your kitchen than buying new cabinets, and the difference in appearance between each option is negligible.
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Makes Cabinets Look New
Cabinet refacing is the process of adding a new veneer to the visible surfaces of your cabinets, making them look new. The materials needed for a cabinet refacing project are much cheaper than buying and installing new cabinets. If you really want to make money on your kitchen remodel, don't eat away your profit margins by buying expensive hardware. Kitchen cabinet refacing will help you achieve the look of a new kitchen without the usually expensive price tag.
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About the Author
Kirk Bangstad is an artist manager and singer working in Chicago, IL. His previous experience includes consulting for technology companies in the Silicon Valley and serving as a field director and publicist for a statewide political campaign. Kirk holds a B.A. in government from Harvard University.
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