Tips to Ensure the Fireplace adds Value to Your Home
Gas log fireplaces have fast become the cornerstone to any new home and are a highly desirable feature of any existing home. The question is, do they add value to your home? The simple answer is yes, they most certainly do and here’s how. Gas fireplaces have now transitioned to not only being a beautiful focal point of your family’s entertaining area aesthetically, but they are now a genuine cost efficient and reliable heating source as well. In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of realtors, homeowners ranked a fireplace as one of the most coveted additions to their home. How Does It Add Value? Let’s get down to the juicy stuff that really matters. The National centre for real estate research released a recent study that showed on average, adding a fireplace to your home boosts values by 12%! Further to that, nearly 70% of real estate agents surveyed stated that they notice home values increase whenever a fireplace is present in a home.