More Owners Spruce Up Bathrooms, Kitchens
Home
owners are taking on larger remodeling projects, according to a survey
conducted by the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers, an arm of
the NAHB.
Whole
house remodels and both large and small scale additions are returning to levels
not seen since prior to the downturn, while bathroom and kitchen remodels
remain the most common renovations, basements
Notable
increases since 2013 are: whole house remodels rose by 10 %; room additions
rose by 12 %; finished basements increased by 8 %; and bathroom additions
jumped 7 %.
Bathrooms
have topped the list of most common remodeling jobs since 2010 in the survey.
Eighty-one % of remodelers report taking on a bathroom remodeling project.
Seventy-nine% report taking on a kitchen remodel.
The
following were the most common remodeling jobs in 2015, according to NAHB’s
Remodeling Market Index Survey:
1.
Bathroom
remodeling: 81% of remodelers reported job as common
2.
Kitchen
remodeling: 79%
3.
Whole
house remodeling: 49%
4.
Room
additions: 47%
5.
Windows/door
replacement: 36%
6.
Finished
basement: 30%
7.
Bathroom
additions: 28%
8.
Repairing
property damage: 27%
9.
Decks:
26%
10.
Roofing:
25%
11.
Handyman
services: 20%
12.
Siding:
20%
13.
Second
story additions: 17%
14.
Enclosed/added
garage: 16%
15.
Enclosed/added
porch: 16%
16.
Historic
preservation: 10%
17.
Finished
attic: 4%
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