Resale value: will I get my money back out of a bathroom reno

[Disoblige]

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Built in heaters appear to be really common now based on the tubs I am seeing.

Use your sous vide in there. Put a couple if you need.

[SkiBum5.0]

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Still looking for a potential company

Have a look at Rouse Projects - they have a decent Instagram page. He’s helped me with supply of some smaller projects but not a full reno. He is also a stand up guy with a high level of integrity which matters in this space.

[03ozwhip]

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[dirtsniffer]

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Have a look at Rouse Projects - they have a decent Instagram page. He’s helped me with supply of some smaller projects but not a full reno. He is also a stand up guy with a high level of integrity which matters in this space.

Thanks!

[dirtsniffer]

Getting closer to choosing final materials, and looking at shower tile. Ceramic vs porcelain, does it matter? Looks like porcelain absorbs much less water, but don't know if that matters with waterproofing behind the tiles..

[suntan]

Porcelain tiles are higher quality. I would definitely use porcelain for any flooring since it is more resiliant.

[vengie]

X2 Porcelain

[dirtsniffer]

Thanks. same for the shower walls?

Using a silica/polyurathane base for the shower



https://www.fiora.us/products/shower...adro-sssp6642/

[suntan]

Anything ceramic these days will be pretty low-end. It is fine for walls, but when we went to pick out tile, I don't think I saw any ceramic options at all.

[thetransporter]

its very nice . billions of people do not have that luxury

[Pauly Boy]

Gonna bump this instead of creating a new one - We have a basement bathroom we never finished - Literally just studs with electrical/plumbing roughed in. Was too cost prohibitive when we were doing the basement & we really just needed the extra bedroom + playspace for the kids down there at the time. Plan was to do it down the road, but it got turned into a storage room and never completed (upper level has 2 + our ensuite)

Plan is to look at selling in summer this year.

It's a builder grade spec house from 2013 - Right down to the builder-beige paint, boob lights, generic 6-pannel 7ft doors, etc, etc.

Do I bother doing an inexpensive bathroom? Or should I just leave the drywall in a pile and let the future owner build his own windowless 12'x5' dream bathroom?

I'm thinking a simple "Costco" reno would be sufficient to help sell and get my money back on it (I could do most work, but I'd be throwing money at this to just get it done)... Prob some vinyl tile flooring, Get a pre-sized sink/vanity, Generic tub/shower surround, toilet and some basic fixtures.

[pheoxs]

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Gonna bump this instead of creating a new one - We have a basement bathroom we never finished - Literally just studs with electrical/plumbing roughed in. Was too cost prohibitive when we were doing the basement & we really just needed the extra bedroom + playspace for the kids down there at the time. Plan was to do it down the road, but it got turned into a storage room and never completed (upper level has 2 + our ensuite)

Plan is to look at selling in summer this year.

It's a builder grade spec house from 2013 - Right down to the builder-beige paint, boob lights, generic 6-pannel 7ft doors, etc, etc.

Do I bother doing an inexpensive bathroom? Or should I just leave the drywall in a pile and let the future owner build his own windowless 12'x5' dream bathroom?

I'm thinking a simple "Costco" reno would be sufficient to help sell and get my money back on it (I could do most work, but I'd be throwing money at this to just get it done)... Prob some vinyl tile flooring, Get a pre-sized sink/vanity, Generic tub/shower surround, toilet and some basic fixtures.

Yes, finishing it is definitely worth it to have an extra bathroom on the listing. Go to the habitat for humanity restore by Deerfoot meadows and you can find over half of what you need for dirt cheap. Lots of left over tile in the ~100sq ft quantities and various vanities and such. Most of it is all new and just excess stock or discontinued things so it's perfect for a project like this to finish everything.

[benyl]

Don't waste your time or money. If we were in a buyer's market, it might makes the difference against a comparable property and help buyers choose yours. My personal opinion is to not do it. But you do you.

[ExtraSlow]

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Plan is to look at selling in summer this year.

It's the third week of Jan, and you want this listed by let's say 2nd week of June. You have not finished planning, so let's say that takes 2 weeks if you start today. You have therefore 18 weeks to get it done and take photos. Should be doable, but delays or problems will impact your listing date.

Just something to keep in mind.

[suntan]

If you want to do it, it has to be for yourself. The only other reason I'd ever do a reno is if things are falling apart in a serious way.

Honestly a lot of people are okay with having a blank slate in a limited portion of the house.

[Pauly Boy]

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It's the third week of Jan, and you want this listed by let's say 2nd week of June. You have not finished planning, so let's say that takes 2 weeks if you start today. You have therefore 18 weeks to get it done and take photos. Should be doable, but delays or problems will impact your listing date.

Just something to keep in mind.

Fair. I have the guy that did our mudding and taping coming to look at it and throw a number my way to at least get to the painted drywall stage. I anticipate that will be 90% of my holdups as I'll be doing most of the finish work.

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If you want to do it, it has to be for yourself. The only other reason I'd ever do a reno is if things are falling apart in a serious way.

Honestly a lot of people are okay with having a blank slate in a limited portion of the house.

That was sorta my thought process. Someone could finish it how they like instead & it's not like things need the extra features to sell right now...

[suntan]

Exactly. In fact you can charge extra for having a blank slate.

[bjstare]

I wouldn't do it. The listing can say "additional basement bathroom roughed in" and will get you most of the way there. If I was buying a place, I'd much rather have undeveloped space and do it myself.

[CompletelyNumb]

Most people can't hang a picture on a wall without it being crooked. Saying the average buyer "wants" any unfinished rooms in a house is a stretch.

Beyond is always in the 99th percentile of everything you consider, don't forget that.

if you want to do the reno, I'd listen to pheoxs. You're unlikely to lose money on the reno, and your listing should appeal to more buyers.

Will you profit for doing it? Debatable.

Will it still sell if you do nothing? Of course.

[dirtsniffer]

Good question. Ask Jordan and then list it with him.