There may come a time when the home you have doesn’t seem to be the home you want or need. Then the question is, do you find a new home and move, or stay and improve the home you have?
There are no easy answers to that question. Either option will cause major changes and at least temporary disruption to your routine and lifestyle, and certainly some major changes to your pocketbook.
So what would influence your decision? Money, of course is a given.; but there are also other considerations. Does that comfortable bungalow you purchased when you were first married now seem cramped and cluttered? Can your current home accommodate a growing family? Or does it seem empty and cavernous as your children grow and move on to college, jobs and families of their own?
Does your home feel cramped, drafty, too cold in winter and too hot in summer? Are the utilities too high? Do you have enough closets and storage space? Do the bathrooms and the kitchen look old, dingy with dripping faucets? Do your kids do their homework in the living room and you and the spouse do the budget and pay the bills at the kitchen table? That may mean you either need to move, or renovate to add a den or office.
So the real question is: how much does your home, your neighborhood, and your neighbors mean to you? If everything you loved about that house and the neighborhood is still there, but just needs a face lift and a bit more space, then maybe what you need is a renovation, keeping the things you love intact, but making everything else even better.
That’s where an established and experienced Home Renovator like Houseworks Unlimited, can make your “old house” that “dream house” once again.