The Home Improvement Projects That Can Decrease The Value Of Your Home

Reducing the number of bedrooms

Maybe because you have a child who’s gone to University or moved out, you’ve been left with an empty bedroom. You don’t want to lose that bedroom for good though. 

Moving from a e.g. 4-bedroomed house to a 3-bedroomed house will cause a serious depletion in value. 

By all means, use the bedroom for some other reason, but not to the extent where it would be impossible, or very difficult, to turn it back into a sleeping area.

Re-carpeting every room in the house

Tired, old carpets do your home no favours and there are certain marks and stains that are virtually impossible to get out of carpets with shampooing and steaming. 

By all means, put new carpets down in rooms that really need them, but think twice about re-carpeting everywhere as the new carpet may not be to the taste of everyone. 

Lifting and replacing carpet throughout an entire house isn’t cheap, and it could be something that puts off people.

Removing your lawn

If the lockdown restrictions extend into the spring, we’ll all once again be very reliant on our gardens for breathing space. 

When you find gardening too much of a chore, don’t be tempted to have your lawn taken out or give it a tarmac covering. Keep it, as greenery is always well appreciated. 

What you could do to minimise the need for lawn maintenance is to invest in artificial grass. Some of it’s so realistic that it’s difficult to tell the difference between fake and genuine grass.