Does Wood Add Value to Your Home?

If you’re thinking you’ll be selling soon, your home value will substantially increase by adding hardwood flooring, not to mention the WOW factor that prospective buyers feel when they enter your home. It may be under your feet, but it covers a large surface area that makes up the living space of your home. But moving out shouldn’t be the only reason to consider if you are wanting to redo your floors.

Hardwood flooring without a doubt has the longest lifespan when being compared to carpeting and other types of flooring. Other common types of flooring include carpet, tile and hardwood imitators. However, none of these will increase a home’s resale value. Some might have no effect whatsoever, but none will actually increase it. In fact, carpeting or laminate flooring could even decrease your home’s resale value.

Hardwood floors offer:

An improved look

Easy upkeep

Refinishing

Durability

Long life

In addition to its aesthetic appeal, hardwood floors are a better choice for anyone who has allergies. A buyer who struggles with airborne allergies is likely to prefer hardwood flooring over carpeting, which tends to hold allergens. Making your home habitable to more buyers is always a good thing.

Whether you just love the look, feel and ambiance of a natural floor under your feet, or if you want to give your home a competitive edge in the resale market, wood flooring can offer a great return on investment and is a smart renovation choice.