I live in a ranch style home in the Rocky Mountains, USA. When we finished our basement, we painted the huge family room and master bedroom, including ceilings, in a pale turquoise. We call it swimming pool blue. It feels soothing to us and our children. We got a lot of comments about it being an unusual color and not so good for resell. But we have lived here 25 years since painting and have loved it. We aren't moving anytime soon either, so we just keep enjoying it.
I recently bought a new flat. The previous owner had painted the bathroom ceiling dark grey, which I hated. Took me 25 euros and a couple of hours to change it to light blue, so no problem at all.
We are just selling our house and i was surprised that broker told us to not renovate anything, worn parquet, 30 years old doors, just dont invest too much money. Only do like new basic paint and few touches here and there simple and cheap. New buyers going to renovate everything anyway to what they like. It will be just wasted money.
You NEED to watch staging your home for sale videos. I already had a well kept home but we did things like severe declutter. Even our cabinets and garage. We cleaned the house hard core and yard. We put up a missing closet door. Got cheap neutral bedding and fluffy white towels. We sanded our butcher block countertop and gave it new mineral oil. Then we watched staging videos and staged our furniture so the house seemed bigger. That kind of stuff is IMPORTANT and we got far more for our house in a bad neighborhood because of this effort. Good luck.
Your Realtor told you that because most homeowners will waste money on upgrades they "think" will add value, but usually don't because the time and cost doesn't bring enough value. Using your doors as an example, on a standard 3 bed 2 bath home, you'll probably have at least 7-8 interior doors and 2 exterior. Assuming you buy the cheapest hollow core doors, the cheapest you'll probably pay is $300 per door and $500 exterior after paint an install. You're now $3,500 invested to make it look basic and on par with the other houses for sale. This isn't factoring the time spent and extra mortgage payment made. That doesn't make your house worth much more than the next. To make it stand out, you need to buy expensive luxury doors, but most buyers don't care how much you paid, it's not going to make your house worth $10k more because of the doors. Like Watchforsnakez mentioned, declutter, paint, and staging is a better return. Buyers care more about how spacious and clean a house feels. You should really only upgrade or fix anything that is making the home look bad and bring down the value that a buyer has to repair, like if the door was visually broken.
@@masterpoolcat$300 for the cheapest doors? 6 panel doors are like $60 and look way better than old brown press board doors. Makes a house feel more updated and high end in my opinion.
Your broker is right. When I was buying a home so many listings will highlight the “new renovation” that doesn’t suit my taste. I will immediately think the seller will charge me a premium, which spurs the offer.
@@robertm5969 $60 just gets you the door. They come unfinished. You still have to add in paint, install, and hardware if not reusing old ones. It takes some work and time. I doubt you'll find a contractor who will do that for less than $300. I'm sure you could cut that in half if you do it yourself, but it will definitely take longer. Most homeowners will not attempt this and usually just hire someone.
Generally swimming pools are a huge mistake but don't discount this good alternative: depending on terrane and its location, it may be possible to drain it, and remove one side of it, or part of the wall, for the entry. Then turn it into a sunken garden or patio. These are very private and quiet. Sometimes an arbor or pergola over it will provide shade (if needed), a very small fountain and potted plants within is nice. These varied levels to the garden add tons of dimension and interest to a very predictable, run-of-the-mill garden. Very cost effective solution that becomes the most desired spot, instead of never-used headache.
In Brisbane , Australia, there is a large premium on fully renovated / finished with no work to do when you move in. Expensive prices mean that both parents work and there is no time or money left for extra work. The shortage of tradies is a huge problem.
I think that a lot of people just don't want the hassle of renovating anything. We have very good friends that looked for about 18 months or longer for their house, they didn't want to do anything to it, not even paint. So it becomes really difficult to find just what you want. We do it differently, our current home had to meet certain criteria, which you can't renovate around, it needed to be within a 4km radius of our daughter's school, and at least 3 bedrooms. We bought a place with solid bones and size and then renovated it to our lifestyle and tastes.
So many of the newly renovated houses have the same look and I would rather make the changes to my taste. I also worry about the standard of work, was it done by tradies or diy? @anaalves3658
I live in Washington state in America and in ground pools have been a hot market item since 2020. Being told you couldn’t go places, etc, prompted the trend. The realtors in the area say a house with a pool sells faster. We shall see if that trend continues. Great video!
Here in Florida, I noticed a lot of the for sale signs outside of homes have an extra little sign that says "Pool Home" it's definitely a selling point for many.
Washington realtor here, and every house I've seen with a pool sells so much faster than without. People think you can't have a in ground pool in Washington because it will get dirty and it rains...they make pool covers for a reason, and they even retract. In the uber high end (15m+ and some 1m+) I do see some indoor pools as well.
13:05 I appreciate that the end screens that you refer to (and point to) are _actually_ there. It’s a small thing but one that content creators often (inexplicably) miss-they end up pointing to _nothing._ Thanks for being so attentive to detail.
Rule of thumb I usually point to. If you have no intention of moving, do whatever you like with your house regardless of what others think. If you’re preparing for a move, it's best to go through and make the house a blank slate as cheaply as possible if nothing actually NEEDS to be fixed or renovated. White walls, simple floors, etc. Makes the place appear more spacious and white is by far the easiest for a new buyer to paint over.
I do not like open concept kitchen/living rooms for sure and I do not like open plan kitchen/dining room either because I like a bright light kitchen and a moody dark dining room. I am really quite happy that open plan spaces seem to be on the way out.
I agree. Personally when I’m hosting, I prefer my guests mingle and snack in the living areas while I focus on finishing things in the kitchen. I can’t cook a big meal on a time crunch and small talk at the same time 😅
My home is 105 years old with original 6-inch unfinished tallowood floors. They used to put a lino square in the centre and paint the outside with a tar-based "Japan black". I'll just paint-strip it, wash/scrub it, light hand sand and tung oil to tidy it up significantly and keep all the saw marks and character. The worst (and most expensive) thing I could do is get a pro to sand off all the character and have a shiny new-looking floor that feels like plastic under foot. As Reynard says - this is for me not a buyer. They could still be pro-finished in the future. I also put in a 13.5m lap pool with a 15m x 3m deck and there's no chance of ever getting that money back! It was put in so I can do laps to maintain my health as I age.
Fantastic advice! Definitely USE improvements... the person may find that they actually don't even need to move! I'm doing "make your home your holiday" after reading some excellent staycation articles& seeing an incredibly over the top home where 😂 a couple who loved cruises designed their new home to actually look like a cruise ship 🤣 It actually looked better than it sounds... 🤔🤷♀️💗
I live in the tropics and an in ground pool is a must for a house in my home’s price range. It certainly won’t add as much value as you invest in it in areas where it’s cold a good portion of the year though.
Yes I agree 💯 I live in Portugal a 5 minute drive to the beach, a pool doesn't make much sense where I live, especially since you can only use it for a couple of months out of the year. We do have neighbours that have a heated swimming pool and they gave us keys to the garden gate so that we can use the pool, but this year we only used it twice, it's an expensive extra to have.
I live in a 690 square-foot house that was built in 1900. It is in a lower middle class neighborhood so when I updated, I didn’t go hogwild and spent a ton of money on fancy things. For one thing I didn’t have the budget and for another it would not make sense in this neighborhood. So LVP, subway tiles, new roof. I did basically get the kitchen in the bathroom, but everything I did added value. I really wanted quartz countertops, but I just couldn’t justify it. So laminate countertops is what I have. They look fine. I’m not worried about it.
My parents built an extension for my grandma around 2021 with its own kitchen and bathroom. Even though they low key used not the best crew, supposedly "cheap," 60k!!!!! 🤯 their work was arguably sub par too. It amazes me how much things can cost
Great video for the goal of selling your house. I absolutely refused to put in a new kitchen in a house we were living in when we had someone come in and make us an offer. We were NOT selling but they wanted to buy. (Location, location, location). No way I would have the taste that the new buyer would have loved. I also never wanted to live through a renovation and then find out later it was redone. Bottom line: the house was what they wanted. Offer given. Offer accepted. I’m sure they now have the kitchen they want.
Great vid as usual. I especially like the examples shown. The green little kitchen is intriguing. I believe that will never look dated. Above all I am crazy how they integrated the exhaust fan into the cabinetry. That room is overly done, and small changes would "update" it into any style. The annoying trend here in the US, I believe began with "Tuscan Kitchens", was to make overly large and ornate exhaust fans that dominate the room and are the focal point. An exhaust fan is a foolish feature to emphasize. Reynard, do you know more about how they did this?
I’m glad you said make changes early, not when you’re about to sell. If you spend $10000 on something and live in a house for 10 years, it’s cost, it’s only costing you $2.74 a day.
Hello ! About converting a garage into a bedroom or living room, it often doesn't match the way the house was planned ( for example all the bedrooms on a side and just that new bedroom on the other side of the house makes a weird layout)
"Millenial grey" always intrigues me. I'm 31 (so millenial I guess), and neither i or any friends have grey homes. Our parents though, they all have it! 😅
Right!? I'm also 31 amd though my wife and I have one gray room in the house, it's not the boring light gray that is so overdone. It's called a gray, but it's actually purple.
An ensuite is becoming expected in homes with three bedrooms or move in the UK. It doesn't bother me, but when buying my new home, I took this into account for future buyers. Also, I didn't want to add one later. Good trades people are difficult to find, and the costs increase dramatically within months as materials become more and more expensive. There is now a trend starting for ensuites in two bedroom flats to make them stand out from the rest.
I get your point, but it also makes a lot of sense not to try to decorate for unknown people who may or may not buy your house at some unknown time in the future.
Landscaping is a good seller, but I know people who were very into gardening and created large garden areas with koi ponds, waterfall ponds, fancy trellises and unusual plants. All very interesting and beautiful, but they require specialized knowledge and maintenance. They did not recoup their money, and years after new owners moved in the gardens looked shabby - eyesores.
Correct. Most realtors will tell you not to go overboard with landscaping if you are trying to sell your home. Prospective buyers will only see the specialized landscape as a future headache.
Thank you for another great video. Have you made any videos on lighting? I’m having difficulty finding good lighting options for my ceilings what won’t break the bank but are very functional. Thank you.
What are your thoughts on Genkan, Engawa, and a Winter garden? I'm European, but it absolutely infuriates me that many homes, be they small apartments or free-standing houses have NO dedicated space to sit down and take off your dirty shoes and wet coats, hats, etc. This has many negative consequences: 1) people have shoes in front of their door where other people trip over them when trying to get to their apartment. 2) alternatively, they're inside with a chair and a stand and then everyone trips or bumps into it whenever they walk past the main door. 3) quite often people walk into a different room to sit down and take their shoes off which means that all the mud and stones get dragged there as well. 4) Unlike a Japanese Genkan which is essentially a lowered antechamber, most European homes open up to a corridor which means that you constantly cross the contaminated area when you go from one room to the other and thus drag the dirt everywhere. Obviously, no one today would want an Engawa as a primary corridor today, as it would get terribly cold in many climate zones. However, having a panorama window to the garden is nice, and being able to sit under a roof, while being in fresh air is also something I can appreciate a lot. In some situations, it may also help against rooms heating up too much, as the roof can block direct sunlight out until the sun gets weaker and lower. What I mean by a winter garden is basically a glasshouse, but not primarily for growing plants, but for having a garden that you can enjoy in Winter without freezing. They're usually unheated and not as densely planted as a regular glasshouse. It probably won't allow you to grow tropical plants, but Mediterranean and subtropical ones become far more feasible (herbs, oranges, etc.). Luxurious ones may even have a pool so that you can use it all year. Since they are usually directly connected to the main building, they can affect the temperature of the main building.
Awesome video. Would love more videos like this. Stuff that’s practical and helpful for everyone. Agreed should do upgrades as early as possible for best ROI. I live in an upper middle class community in Central Texas. $1M+ homes. Not too many ppl with pools here. I want to a beautiful and functional backyard, but no one has done anything to their backyard here. Any ideas as to why?
The pools are horrid mostly, though in hot Perth, a small deep pool was wonderful for children, teenagers thankful after school. I have looked at sale houses with lovely big back yard ful of a horrid pool and considered the cost of eliminating it, in a cool climate not suitable for raising yabbies or prawns. In a suitable climate I woukd expect explore prawn raising with the csiro researched super prawn food.
PLEASE DONT DO LVT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE HARDWOOD. From an interior design perspective, most of my clients would prefer hardwood, but only rule it out due to the high cost so refinishing is definitely the best option unless the wood is water-damaged or unsalvageable for some other reason
If i could have my way i sell my house in year 2060 it will probably be to someone born in the 2030s and yes they will probably renovate it all or keep it because its all vintage
Windows and doors! It’s the number one renovation these “people” don’t tell you about. They’re literally 15-35% of a house’s square footage….. other than the roof and foundation, the windows and doors are the most important structure of a home! Replacing your entire home with non plastic windows and doors will give you an immediate ROI. Name another home improvement investment that gives a homeowner an immediate ROI?
Depends on various things including climate. Here in the Netherlands, plastic window frames and windows are a selling point, if they are not too old (new ones are better insulated), and if they are of good quality. The cheap ones look awful, good ones look as good as wooden ones. The big draw in this climate is that they are pretty much maintenance free, whereas exposed wood generally requires repainting every few years, a costly job. As for doors, I can't stand the cheap plastic surface mounted doors, or crappy looking doors in general. When I bought my house, all doors were an awful dark brown, the ones with windows fitted with nasty yellow glass. I kept them (they were good quality) but replaced the glass with clear panes, and painted the doors white. Didn't do much else to the place. The old owner came to visit and was blown away how much better and lighter the house was.
@ never buy plastic windows… there’s no such thing as good looking plastic. All plastic windows are hollow framed. All. No matter what country you live in, there’s literally no other part of the home, where plastic is used for structural integrity. Plastic bends, bows and warps… you tell me the name of an exact plastic brand anywhere in the world, I’ll show you a piece of crap that won’t last 15 years. I guarantee one of three things will happen with all plastic windows within 10 years of install- 1. Seal failure due to expansion and contraction of the plastic frame, the glass packs are not sealed directly into the frame. 2. Functionality issues… plastic windows within ten years will not be easy to open and close. Due to expansion and contraction of the frame. 3. Something will break within 10 years. This is why no window company on earth can guarantee their framing material will last over at least 15 years. Only one company on earth has a proven window framing material that is actually warrantied for 20 years… Wood needs maintenance and is expensive yes. But plastic is not a solution for a long term fix
@@3Antimasonicparty3 Most companies here offer a 10-15 year guarantee, some 20-25 years. Most architects / contractors cite a 50-75 year life span for plastic frames... unlike wood, they do not expand and contract significantly with varying temperature. Even the haters (proponents of wooden frames) cite a 30 year life span, noting that it's much shorter than good wood. But it'll be more expensive in the long run due to maintenance required. Our rental properties have plastic frames, some 20 y/o and they still look like new. One has issues with windows being hard to open, that was where the previous owner cheaped out. The looks? By touch you can tell it's plastic, but you'd be hard pressed to tell when standing a few meters away. The expensive ones also comply with "protected appearance" regulations, where you have to make sure to keep your building looking authentic (not as strict as a "listed building", where you basically have to go back in time to buy the proper paints for maintenance)
Ensuites are okay and even desirable in my opinion if they have a window and are quite large. I do not like when the walk in closet is practically in them, how is one's clothes suppose to smell with the dampness and the toilet being so close?
@@leamubiuI am not bullying anyone, but this is the only recent video of his that has the option to make A.I. voice in portuguese, and the video just started like that to me, and sounds very weird. Usually, auto translation in the title of the video is an option the content creator has to turn on, and this is the only one with that feature as well. I like his channel, but as a non-native english speaker I feel disrespected that is just a bad translation to my language seems to be enough.
@ Then offer to pay for a proper translator to work on his videos. I can empathize with the confusion that bad translations cause (I’m also a non-native English speaker), but it’s no excuse to call a random RUclipsr “disrespectful” for trying out tools offered by RUclips to make their videos accessible to a wider audience. Otherwise, maybe boycott RUclips altogether? Maybe then Google will care about your feeling offended, and hire you to fix this disgrace to your patriotism. 🙄
@@BabiMarins But you can't expect that every RUclips does the subtitles for every language, especially if the auto transitions, which aren't AI, are even though barely, good enough to understand the concept
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I live in a ranch style home in the Rocky Mountains, USA. When we finished our basement, we painted the huge family room and master bedroom, including ceilings, in a pale turquoise. We call it swimming pool blue. It feels soothing to us and our children. We got a lot of comments about it being an unusual color and not so good for resell. But we have lived here 25 years since painting and have loved it. We aren't moving anytime soon either, so we just keep enjoying it.
Whoever buys it can just paint over it...
I recently bought a new flat. The previous owner had painted the bathroom ceiling dark grey, which I hated. Took me 25 euros and a couple of hours to change it to light blue, so no problem at all.
“Get use out of it before you sell.” Perfect
We are just selling our house and i was surprised that broker told us to not renovate anything, worn parquet, 30 years old doors, just dont invest too much money. Only do like new basic paint and few touches here and there simple and cheap. New buyers going to renovate everything anyway to what they like. It will be just wasted money.
You NEED to watch staging your home for sale videos. I already had a well kept home but we did things like severe declutter. Even our cabinets and garage. We cleaned the house hard core and yard. We put up a missing closet door. Got cheap neutral bedding and fluffy white towels. We sanded our butcher block countertop and gave it new mineral oil. Then we watched staging videos and staged our furniture so the house seemed bigger. That kind of stuff is IMPORTANT and we got far more for our house in a bad neighborhood because of this effort. Good luck.
Your Realtor told you that because most homeowners will waste money on upgrades they "think" will add value, but usually don't because the time and cost doesn't bring enough value. Using your doors as an example, on a standard 3 bed 2 bath home, you'll probably have at least 7-8 interior doors and 2 exterior. Assuming you buy the cheapest hollow core doors, the cheapest you'll probably pay is $300 per door and $500 exterior after paint an install. You're now $3,500 invested to make it look basic and on par with the other houses for sale. This isn't factoring the time spent and extra mortgage payment made. That doesn't make your house worth much more than the next. To make it stand out, you need to buy expensive luxury doors, but most buyers don't care how much you paid, it's not going to make your house worth $10k more because of the doors. Like Watchforsnakez mentioned, declutter, paint, and staging is a better return. Buyers care more about how spacious and clean a house feels. You should really only upgrade or fix anything that is making the home look bad and bring down the value that a buyer has to repair, like if the door was visually broken.
@@masterpoolcat$300 for the cheapest doors? 6 panel doors are like $60 and look way better than old brown press board doors. Makes a house feel more updated and high end in my opinion.
Your broker is right. When I was buying a home so many listings will highlight the “new renovation” that doesn’t suit my taste. I will immediately think the seller will charge me a premium, which spurs the offer.
@@robertm5969 $60 just gets you the door. They come unfinished. You still have to add in paint, install, and hardware if not reusing old ones. It takes some work and time. I doubt you'll find a contractor who will do that for less than $300. I'm sure you could cut that in half if you do it yourself, but it will definitely take longer. Most homeowners will not attempt this and usually just hire someone.
Generally swimming pools are a huge mistake but don't discount this good alternative: depending on terrane and its location, it may be possible to drain it, and remove one side of it, or part of the wall, for the entry. Then turn it into a sunken garden or patio. These are very private and quiet. Sometimes an arbor or pergola over it will provide shade (if needed), a very small fountain and potted plants within is nice. These varied levels to the garden add tons of dimension and interest to a very predictable, run-of-the-mill garden. Very cost effective solution that becomes the most desired spot, instead of never-used headache.
In Brisbane , Australia, there is a large premium on fully renovated / finished with no work to do when you move in. Expensive prices mean that both parents work and there is no time or money left for extra work.
The shortage of tradies is a huge problem.
I think that a lot of people just don't want the hassle of renovating anything. We have very good friends that looked for about 18 months or longer for their house, they didn't want to do anything to it, not even paint. So it becomes really difficult to find just what you want. We do it differently, our current home had to meet certain criteria, which you can't renovate around, it needed to be within a 4km radius of our daughter's school, and at least 3 bedrooms. We bought a place with solid bones and size and then renovated it to our lifestyle and tastes.
So many of the newly renovated houses have the same look and I would rather make the changes to my taste. I also worry about the standard of work, was it done by tradies or diy? @anaalves3658
I live in Washington state in America and in ground pools have been a hot market item since 2020. Being told you couldn’t go places, etc, prompted the trend. The realtors in the area say a house with a pool sells faster. We shall see if that trend continues. Great video!
Here in Florida, I noticed a lot of the for sale signs outside of homes have an extra little sign that says "Pool Home" it's definitely a selling point for many.
Washington realtor here, and every house I've seen with a pool sells so much faster than without. People think you can't have a in ground pool in Washington because it will get dirty and it rains...they make pool covers for a reason, and they even retract. In the uber high end (15m+ and some 1m+) I do see some indoor pools as well.
13:05 I appreciate that the end screens that you refer to (and point to) are _actually_ there. It’s a small thing but one that content creators often (inexplicably) miss-they end up pointing to _nothing._ Thanks for being so attentive to detail.
Rule of thumb I usually point to. If you have no intention of moving, do whatever you like with your house regardless of what others think.
If you’re preparing for a move, it's best to go through and make the house a blank slate as cheaply as possible if nothing actually NEEDS to be fixed or renovated.
White walls, simple floors, etc. Makes the place appear more spacious and white is by far the easiest for a new buyer to paint over.
I do not like open concept kitchen/living rooms for sure and I do not like open plan kitchen/dining room either because I like a bright light kitchen and a moody dark dining room. I am really quite happy that open plan spaces seem to be on the way out.
I agree. Personally when I’m hosting, I prefer my guests mingle and snack in the living areas while I focus on finishing things in the kitchen. I can’t cook a big meal on a time crunch and small talk at the same time 😅
My home is 105 years old with original 6-inch unfinished tallowood floors. They used to put a lino square in the centre and paint the outside with a tar-based "Japan black". I'll just paint-strip it, wash/scrub it, light hand sand and tung oil to tidy it up significantly and keep all the saw marks and character. The worst (and most expensive) thing I could do is get a pro to sand off all the character and have a shiny new-looking floor that feels like plastic under foot. As Reynard says - this is for me not a buyer. They could still be pro-finished in the future. I also put in a 13.5m lap pool with a 15m x 3m deck and there's no chance of ever getting that money back! It was put in so I can do laps to maintain my health as I age.
An extra room for a home office (or 2) is very desirable, especially since the pandemic.
Fantastic advice! Definitely USE improvements... the person may find that they actually don't even need to move! I'm doing "make your home your holiday" after reading some excellent staycation articles& seeing an incredibly over the top home where 😂 a couple who loved cruises designed their new home to actually look like a cruise ship 🤣 It actually looked better than it sounds... 🤔🤷♀️💗
I live in the tropics and an in ground pool is a must for a house in my home’s price range. It certainly won’t add as much value as you invest in it in areas where it’s cold a good portion of the year though.
Yes I agree 💯 I live in Portugal a 5 minute drive to the beach, a pool doesn't make much sense where I live, especially since you can only use it for a couple of months out of the year. We do have neighbours that have a heated swimming pool and they gave us keys to the garden gate so that we can use the pool, but this year we only used it twice, it's an expensive extra to have.
Very good video, I learned a lot. Thank you very much and good luck to you.❤
I live in a 690 square-foot house that was built in 1900. It is in a lower middle class neighborhood so when I updated, I didn’t go hogwild and spent a ton of money on fancy things. For one thing I didn’t have the budget and for another it would not make sense in this neighborhood. So LVP, subway tiles, new roof. I did basically get the kitchen in the bathroom, but everything I did added value. I really wanted quartz countertops, but I just couldn’t justify it. So laminate countertops is what I have. They look fine. I’m not worried about it.
Really appreciate the sentiment here. It isn’t said enough. Thank you!
My parents built an extension for my grandma around 2021 with its own kitchen and bathroom. Even though they low key used not the best crew, supposedly "cheap," 60k!!!!! 🤯 their work was arguably sub par too. It amazes me how much things can cost
Great video for the goal of selling your house. I absolutely refused to put in a new kitchen in a house we were living in when we had someone come in and make us an offer. We were NOT selling but they wanted to buy. (Location, location, location). No way I would have the taste that the new buyer would have loved. I also never wanted to live through a renovation and then find out later it was redone. Bottom line: the house was what they wanted. Offer given. Offer accepted. I’m sure they now have the kitchen they want.
Great vid as usual. I especially like the examples shown. The green little kitchen is intriguing. I believe that will never look dated. Above all I am crazy how they integrated the exhaust fan into the cabinetry. That room is overly done, and small changes would "update" it into any style.
The annoying trend here in the US, I believe began with "Tuscan Kitchens", was to make overly large and ornate exhaust fans that dominate the room and are the focal point. An exhaust fan is a foolish feature to emphasize.
Reynard, do you know more about how they did this?
Even ikea sells integrated exhaust fans now
Repairing tile grout is Maintenance, not an upgrade. Maintenance shows you took care of home
I’m glad you said make changes early, not when you’re about to sell.
If you spend $10000 on something and live in a house for 10 years, it’s cost, it’s only costing you $2.74 a day.
Hello ! About converting a garage into a bedroom or living room, it often doesn't match the way the house was planned ( for example all the bedrooms on a side and just that new bedroom on the other side of the house makes a weird layout)
Great video! Thanks 🙏🏼
"Millenial grey" always intrigues me.
I'm 31 (so millenial I guess), and neither i or any friends have grey homes.
Our parents though, they all have it! 😅
People keep saying millennial gray, but you find it mostly in the home of Gen X😂
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Right!? I'm also 31 amd though my wife and I have one gray room in the house, it's not the boring light gray that is so overdone. It's called a gray, but it's actually purple.
An ensuite is becoming expected in homes with three bedrooms or move in the UK. It doesn't bother me, but when buying my new home, I took this into account for future buyers. Also, I didn't want to add one later. Good trades people are difficult to find, and the costs increase dramatically within months as materials become more and more expensive. There is now a trend starting for ensuites in two bedroom flats to make them stand out from the rest.
I get your point, but it also makes a lot of sense not to try to decorate for unknown people who may or may not buy your house at some unknown time in the future.
Damn that's crazy it's like he said that in the video multiple times
Buyers in my area insist on matte finish on wood floors, no red/orange undertone
I just had my 114 yr old oak wood floors sanded and finished with a satin coat; the gloss is very subtle which I think is timeless, imo
Landscaping is a good seller, but I know people who were very into gardening and created large garden areas with koi ponds, waterfall ponds, fancy trellises and unusual plants. All very interesting and beautiful, but they require specialized knowledge and maintenance. They did not recoup their money, and years after new owners moved in the gardens looked shabby - eyesores.
This worries me a bit as an avid gardener but you’re spot on. Luckily, I simply plan to rent.
I've designed & installed a number of these gardens & yup... no garden is maintenance free. 🤷♀️
Correct. Most realtors will tell you not to go overboard with landscaping if you are trying to sell your home. Prospective buyers will only see the specialized landscape as a future headache.
I live in Cancun. And thinking about using it every other day after work
great vid as always.thank you!
Thank you for another great video. Have you made any videos on lighting? I’m having difficulty finding good lighting options for my ceilings what won’t break the bank but are very functional. Thank you.
I love millenial grey, but tend to like bit cooler and darker grey. Don't like white, it screems I am a tennant.
What are your thoughts on Genkan, Engawa, and a Winter garden?
I'm European, but it absolutely infuriates me that many homes, be they small apartments or free-standing houses have NO dedicated space to sit down and take off your dirty shoes and wet coats, hats, etc. This has many negative consequences:
1) people have shoes in front of their door where other people trip over them when trying to get to their apartment.
2) alternatively, they're inside with a chair and a stand and then everyone trips or bumps into it whenever they walk past the main door.
3) quite often people walk into a different room to sit down and take their shoes off which means that all the mud and stones get dragged there as well.
4) Unlike a Japanese Genkan which is essentially a lowered antechamber, most European homes open up to a corridor which means that you constantly cross the contaminated area when you go from one room to the other and thus drag the dirt everywhere.
Obviously, no one today would want an Engawa as a primary corridor today, as it would get terribly cold in many climate zones. However, having a panorama window to the garden is nice, and being able to sit under a roof, while being in fresh air is also something I can appreciate a lot. In some situations, it may also help against rooms heating up too much, as the roof can block direct sunlight out until the sun gets weaker and lower.
What I mean by a winter garden is basically a glasshouse, but not primarily for growing plants, but for having a garden that you can enjoy in Winter without freezing. They're usually unheated and not as densely planted as a regular glasshouse. It probably won't allow you to grow tropical plants, but Mediterranean and subtropical ones become far more feasible (herbs, oranges, etc.). Luxurious ones may even have a pool so that you can use it all year. Since they are usually directly connected to the main building, they can affect the temperature of the main building.
Awesome video. Would love more videos like this. Stuff that’s practical and helpful for everyone. Agreed should do upgrades as early as possible for best ROI. I live in an upper middle class community in Central Texas. $1M+ homes. Not too many ppl with pools here. I want to a beautiful and functional backyard, but no one has done anything to their backyard here. Any ideas as to why?
Thank you great video.
Make sure your leds are rated for enclosures
The pools are horrid mostly, though in hot Perth, a small deep pool was wonderful for children, teenagers thankful after school. I have looked at sale houses with lovely big back yard ful of a horrid pool and considered the cost of eliminating it, in a cool climate not suitable for raising yabbies or prawns. In a suitable climate I woukd expect explore prawn raising with the csiro researched super prawn food.
?? Lol
Whats a yabbie?
What do you think about cork flooring?
PLEASE DONT DO LVT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE HARDWOOD. From an interior design perspective, most of my clients would prefer hardwood, but only rule it out due to the high cost so refinishing is definitely the best option unless the wood is water-damaged or unsalvageable for some other reason
Jetted bathtubs are actually a turn-off for me. First thing I would want to do is get rid of it, and that sounds like an expensive hassle!
The german translation in the title is unfortunately very bad...I didnt understand what the video is about...
I think this is a new RUclips thing, it appears to happen automatically. I’ve also started seeing videos getting auto-dubbed (poorly) by AI voices
I hope RUclips does that never again.
@@bmmb1414 the button to turn it off hasn't worked in a decade. x_x
@@AlexanderBurgers you can disable it in the settings of the video.
I just disabled it. Didn't realise they enable this new feature by default.
If i could have my way i sell my house in year 2060 it will probably be to someone born in the 2030s and yes they will probably renovate it all or keep it because its all vintage
If the garden is big enough a pool is defenetly a good upgrade
Enjoy your content, but are you selling out to sponsors? I fail to see any connection btw architecture/design/decor and suitcases
Selling out?? He does this to generate an income. Sponsorship from any source means more income which then keeps the channel alive.
My man, that german audio is horrible
Windows and doors! It’s the number one renovation these “people” don’t tell you about. They’re literally 15-35% of a house’s square footage….. other than the roof and foundation, the windows and doors are the most important structure of a home! Replacing your entire home with non plastic windows and doors will give you an immediate ROI. Name another home improvement investment that gives a homeowner an immediate ROI?
Depends on various things including climate. Here in the Netherlands, plastic window frames and windows are a selling point, if they are not too old (new ones are better insulated), and if they are of good quality. The cheap ones look awful, good ones look as good as wooden ones. The big draw in this climate is that they are pretty much maintenance free, whereas exposed wood generally requires repainting every few years, a costly job.
As for doors, I can't stand the cheap plastic surface mounted doors, or crappy looking doors in general. When I bought my house, all doors were an awful dark brown, the ones with windows fitted with nasty yellow glass. I kept them (they were good quality) but replaced the glass with clear panes, and painted the doors white. Didn't do much else to the place. The old owner came to visit and was blown away how much better and lighter the house was.
@ never buy plastic windows… there’s no such thing as good looking plastic. All plastic windows are hollow framed. All. No matter what country you live in, there’s literally no other part of the home, where plastic is used for structural integrity. Plastic bends, bows and warps… you tell me the name of an exact plastic brand anywhere in the world, I’ll show you a piece of crap that won’t last 15 years. I guarantee one of three things will happen with all plastic windows within 10 years of install-
1. Seal failure due to expansion and contraction of the plastic frame, the glass packs are not sealed directly into the frame.
2. Functionality issues… plastic windows within ten years will not be easy to open and close. Due to expansion and contraction of the frame.
3. Something will break within 10 years.
This is why no window company on earth can guarantee their framing material will last over at least 15 years.
Only one company on earth has a proven window framing material that is actually warrantied for 20 years…
Wood needs maintenance and is expensive yes.
But plastic is not a solution for a long term fix
@@3Antimasonicparty3 Most companies here offer a 10-15 year guarantee, some 20-25 years. Most architects / contractors cite a 50-75 year life span for plastic frames... unlike wood, they do not expand and contract significantly with varying temperature. Even the haters (proponents of wooden frames) cite a 30 year life span, noting that it's much shorter than good wood. But it'll be more expensive in the long run due to maintenance required.
Our rental properties have plastic frames, some 20 y/o and they still look like new. One has issues with windows being hard to open, that was where the previous owner cheaped out.
The looks? By touch you can tell it's plastic, but you'd be hard pressed to tell when standing a few meters away. The expensive ones also comply with "protected appearance" regulations, where you have to make sure to keep your building looking authentic (not as strict as a "listed building", where you basically have to go back in time to buy the proper paints for maintenance)
A good coat of paint and nothing broken.
I hate ensuites. Stinky generally small horrors attached to the bedroom, toilet and toothpaste spitting looming near bed.
Ensuites are quite common in Texas, more like the standard
Ensuites are okay and even desirable in my opinion if they have a window and are quite large. I do not like when the walk in closet is practically in them, how is one's clothes suppose to smell with the dampness and the toilet being so close?
Do you not have a door? Is your toilet next to your bed?
@@so.many.obstacles 😂
The A.I. generated translation is really bad and so is the voice. Putting A.I. to do this is almost disrespectful to the people watching 😑
Tell that to RUclips, leave content creators alone.
Auto-generated captions have been around since before the AI boom.
“disrespectful” lol #projection
Also, you can just turn them off. If they weren't generated automatically, they wouldn't exist at all
@@leamubiuI am not bullying anyone, but this is the only recent video of his that has the option to make A.I. voice in portuguese, and the video just started like that to me, and sounds very weird. Usually, auto translation in the title of the video is an option the content creator has to turn on, and this is the only one with that feature as well.
I like his channel, but as a non-native english speaker I feel disrespected that is just a bad translation to my language seems to be enough.
@ Then offer to pay for a proper translator to work on his videos. I can empathize with the confusion that bad translations cause (I’m also a non-native English speaker), but it’s no excuse to call a random RUclipsr “disrespectful” for trying out tools offered by RUclips to make their videos accessible to a wider audience.
Otherwise, maybe boycott RUclips altogether? Maybe then Google will care about your feeling offended, and hire you to fix this disgrace to your patriotism. 🙄
@@BabiMarins But you can't expect that every RUclips does the subtitles for every language, especially if the auto transitions, which aren't AI, are even though barely, good enough to understand the concept
fixmyproperty AI fixes this. Home upgrades vs money pits.