Everyone is looking for the best ways to maximize their home’s value. In addition to being your shelter, it’s also an investment that you hope will pay you back in the long run when it comes time to pass the house on to a new owner. While many people look to landscaping and interior redesign work, one excellent way to up your curb appeal and thus your home’s value is by investing in good, durable exterior siding. It may not be where your mind immediately goes when you think about upgrading your home, but it’s an incredibly important and easy way to add some value.
Updating the exterior siding on your home will benefit more than just its value.
Below are some of the reasons that updating your exterior siding can increase the value of your home.
The aesthetics
One of the first things someone is going to look at when they see your house is, well, your house. They can’t see the beautiful kitchen inside or the number of bathrooms, but they can instantly clock curb appeal and one of the ways that happens is through the look of your siding.
You want clean siding that doesn’t reveal the age of your home, you want sharp lines, and you want colors that are appealing and match with the overall aesthetic of your house. If you can achieve a clean look with your siding, you’ve already increased your home’s desirability and its value.
Your home’s durability
Siding is more than just eye candy and curb appeal. It also performs a function. Siding protects the interior of your home and its structure from the outside elements. Investing in good siding means keeping the rest of your house safe from water damage or infestations of wildlife. This is why it becomes so important to invest in not just pretty siding, but good quality siding that’s going to keep the outside out and keep your home standing for a long time to come.
Energy efficiency
As the price of electricity and gas go up with a tumultuous market and we have to endure hotter and hotter summers in many places, you want to maximize the energy use in your home for keeping it cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Siding is one important tool for keeping the interior climate of your home stable and future homeowners will be looking for homes that can do just that when it comes time to sell your home. This makes good siding a sneaky good investment for your home as buyers become more conscious of energy efficiency.
Additional questions
How much of a boost to my investment can new siding create?
This will depend on a lot of different factors, including the ever-fluctuating housing market. But, on average, in 2018 homeowners saw an increase in value equal to about 75% of the cost of upgrading their siding. This will differ for every project, but you can expect a good chunk of value to be added to your home.
What is the best siding?
That depends. But for many homeowners the combination of economic investment costs, durability, and appeal all come together on vinyl siding which offers a good bit of weather protection year after year for not a huge cost.
Talk to a siding professional near you today about how to increase the value of your home!
Questions on siding for your home’s exterior? Excel Home Improvement in Romulus can help. We are a family-owned business that has been improving homes throughout Michigan for 60 years. Specializing in residential and commercial siding installation, gutters and roof installation, we install only the highest quality materials from the leading manufacturers.
We approach each job with unparalleled attention to detail and unsurpassed dedication. Our quality of work and top-rated customer service speaks for itself. Contact us for a Free Estimate, our home improvement specialists will help determine the best option for your needs and budget!