How to naturally add value to a house?
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hi this probably won't interest everyone but i wanted to pose the question- how do you add value to a house?
i dont mean by building an extension to it, i wanted to just focus on new build...
for instance i could build a house on stilts and have some kind of pond underneath with atriums and sun tubes to support life thus adding ecological value to the home...SU model to come soon
Other answers welcome
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Normally assessing the market of the local area to see what is most in demand and also increasing the specification of the construction and finishes will increase the value. Additional 'green features' are generally quite costly to add and therefore a developer would want this to be absorbed and profited upon within the selling price as well.
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Archi,
Think about bringing down to running costs to as
close as possible to zero!This is something that is becoming more important
these days.Mike
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masonary fire places add close to 10k in value...
Metal and Tile or slate roofs add value...
wood siding, (high end wood) adds value...
travertine, marble, coral and such add value...
high ceilings add value...
real masonary stone work adds value...
I have to agree with Mike though... the real trick is not spending money, but saving it.
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Location, location, location! Once you have a good location, use the design to highlight the good aspects of the lot or view. Then (aside from the basic design) the richness of the materials (stone, tile, rich wood, nice windows, airy lofty feel of ceilings) and then efficiency (overhangs for better passive solar for cool summer and warm winters, good venting, quietness) are important.
Cheers,
- CraigD
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That's a highly subjective question, Archi Rag. What might be of value to one person may be meaningless to another. The examples you listed for example - although they might be ecological, they wouldn't be of much use to someone who desires more direct access to the outside.
Besides responding to the programmatic requirements, and addressing such issues as sustainability, relation to teh site, etc., where architects and designers add value to a house (or any other space) is the spatial experiences they create for the users.
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Are you thinking about that competition in Japan, A.R.? "A House with Resale Value." Even if you are not, this is sort of interesting:
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/englis ... compe2007/
I've been led to understand by local architects in Japan (and to a certain extent, South Korea) that real estate pressures have resulted in the actual terrain being infinitely more valuable than anything built on it (although I don't know if that is true only in large cities, or in general). Buildings of almost any sort are considered a liability...according to my friends, often demolition and clearing occur before a property goes on sale in order to increase its marketability.
poster-Lewis Wadsworth
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you could put a staircase up the side of the house with a red light at the top.
That should attract some attention.
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John, where ya been buddy?
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flat on my back with the most lethal flu I've ever experienced. It started last saturday morning at 4am with a cough. I coughed continuously till wednesday.
It's killed a couple of children and a 37 year old here so far.
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I'm sorry to hear that... hope you're feeling better... perhaps some of that free medical care would be in order?
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Interesting Post!
England is not like the states unfortunately, plots, construction products and builders are very expensive. Eco products aren't necessarily a good selling point as they inflate the sale price exponentially to the value they add through savings. Also timber frame builds in the UK are harder to sell as mortgage companies won't usually finance them due to our damp weather.
I have just done ok on a development property here in Yorkshire that I hardly did anything to because house prices are on the up in the area.Obviously you are talking about a new build, the only way to get that right is to speak to
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@unknownuser said:
I have just made £27,000 on a development property here in Yorkshire...
Good stuff! Sounds like you should buy us a round of drinks!
Regards, Ross
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Ok what are you having? Actually though once I'd paid off my ten year old university debts and those intermittent loans from my dad I'm only marginally more solvent than I was before.
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