3 Big Things That Need To Leave Your House When You Renovate

By Michael Bryksa

Home renovation is a costly project. No doubt about it. There’s no “can be” or “may” when it comes to renovating your home. It is expensive and it is going to cost you a couple month’s worth of your salary. Not to mention, the hassle of having to live in a house under construction. Who wants that?

As much as possible you want a home that’s designed to last a long time. Renovation isn’t a yearly thing. If you’re planning to renovate your home now, you want the design to last for at least several years before you absolutely need another renovation project going. In any case, you need to avoid trends that are quickly fading out of style.

Here are a few examples:

1. Granite counters need to go

Granite counters used to be trend around the late 90s and early 2000 when the bubble was still intact and everybody had money to spend. No one knew why they had to have a granite kitchen counter. It was just the in thing back then and all everyone knew was they had to have it in their kitchen. But not anymore – granite kitchen counters need to go.

Simply put, granite is impractical in the kitchen. First and foremost it is expensive. Then granite needs to be sealed. Granite is also prone to cracks and scorch, and almost impossible to install by yourself. In short, granite is far from being cost-efficient in the kitchen. It has to go.

2. Throw your wide plank flooring out the window

At first glance there’s absolutely nothing wrong or out of place with wide plank flooring. In fact wide plank flooring saw widespread use in history, and in places with substantially cold weather, wood flooring feels much better than, say, tile flooring.

But the problem with wide plank flooring is it’s now found in places where it shouldn’t be: condos, offices, tract homes, etc. You can only find so much use for wide planks, especially when your type of home doesn’t support it. Wide planks are now actually rare and because they are rare they are expensive.

3. Stay away from walk in tubs, very far away

According to mass media, there’s virtually no reason why you shouldn’t buy a walk in. It’s a walk in tub, for crying out loud! And now thanks to improved manufacturing procedures, manufacturers are able to build walk in tubs more cost-efficiently as if they were Happy Meal toys. What’s next? Blatant late-night advertising about how walk in tubs are the next best thing after a loaf of raisin bread.

But if you are renovating, please do yourself a favor and stay away from these bulky–and expensive–contraptions. For starters, walk in tubs require special structural support due to the weight of all that water. Speaking of which, it requires so much water just to fill the thing halfway. Last but not the least, are you sure you have a heater big enough to support all that water needed by the walk in tub?

I can’t stress this enough. Stay away from these trends if you’re currently in the process of renovating your home. Save your money and effort. It’s better off invested into something else.

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