So, you’ve decided to make some major changes to your home. Maybe you’re looking to improve your home’s value, or maybe you want to freshen up your 10-year old kitchen or bathroom. You can’t wait to show your friends and neighbors your remodeled home—was it renovated? While these two terms seem synonymous, they actually have quite different meanings.
Remodeling:
Remodeling means overhauling the functionality of a room or structure. For instance, say you’ve decided you don’t need all of the space your three-car garage affords you and that you’d like to instead use the unnecessary space for a home office to better aid you in remote work. Building a new addition onto your home also falls under this category. More often than not, remodeling requires a drastic change to your home’s structure, including the possibility of reworking plumbing, gas or electricity lines. This is why remodeling is much more expensive, labor-intensive and time-consuming than renovating.
Renovating:
On the other hand, a renovation involves modernizing and improving an existing structure without changing its intended purpose. It can be as simple as having new kitchen cabinets installed or refreshing the tiles on your bathroom floor. Since renovation project usually involve superficial changes, they are a lot easier on the wallet. Studies have shown that renovating, due to the process’s relative cheapness and quicker ability to adopt trends buyers want, offers a better ROI than remodeling.
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