Will your remodeling investment pay off?

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  • Christine Halvorson

According to Remodeling Magazine’s 2009-10 Cost vs. Value Report, a major kitchen remodel costs $57,215 with 72 percent of those costs recouped in a sale of the home. Of course, the recoup numbers are down significantly from just a few years ago because of the current economic crisis and the ongoing credit crunch. So, it’s probably a scary time to think about remodeling your home. Real estate conditions vary widely throughout the country and even within very narrow local markets. But, one of the things we like to point out to people about installing a Carlisle floor as part of a remodeling project is that the floor “pays back” in several ways.

A Carlisle Wide Plank Floor can improve the home’s beauty and increase its value at the same time. Because a Carlisle floor is made from the heart of a 100-year-old (or older) tree, it will last for generations, which generally can’t be said about any other flooring product. Carlisle wood is selectively harvested from well-managed forests or, as in the case of our 100 percent post-consumer reclaimed antique wood, is recycled from an old barn or mill. The initial investment in a Carlisle floor more than pays for itself over the years given its durability and dollars saved on maintenance. Unique methods of fine milling and periodic finishing with Tung Oil make these floors virtually maintenance free.

Remodeling is pretty much how Carlisle got started in this business in the first place. In our neck of the woods in New Hamphisre, people wanted to add rooms onto historic homes—some dating back to Colonial times—and wanted the flooring to match. We fulfilled that need, and then some.

If a remodeling project is in your future, yes, today’s economic conditions are scary, but you just might add a little bit of “insurance” to your future resale with the addition of a Carlisle floor.

Posted on Dec 24, 2009 AT 02:26 AM in Home Building & Contracting • (1) Comments

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  • Chris said…

    Thank you for posting this. I am considering remodeling and this is helpful.

    POSTED AT 04:28 AM ON Oct 12, 2011

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