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Homeownership involves many decisions, and one of them may be deciding whether or not you want to upgrade anything in your home. Recently, Redditoru/Votten_Kringleasked the homeowners of the Reddit community to share thehome upgradesthey made and don’t regret, and you might want to consider these for your current or future home:
1.“Putting motorized screens on our patio. They’ve been by far the most versatile upgrade for me; they limit mosquitoes and bugs while being outside, allow us more time outside during the colder seasons, reduce wind, and add privacy from the neighbors.”
2.“Getting a real exhaust fan above the stove that actually vents outside.”
— SmuckatelliCupcakeNE
3.“We replaced our old 1970s garage doors with new ones. Now, they’re quiet, insulated, and secure with windows. They update the look of the house, keep the garage at an even temperature, and fit tightly to keep rodents and bugs out of the area. They’re also quiet and have built-in cameras.”
4.“I moved the laundry room upstairs and turned the old one into a mudroom. Not needing to carry laundry baskets up and down has been awesome.”
— Hawkes75
5.“I could never live in another house without soft-close drawers.”
6.“I love my tankless water heater. My husband can take a shower right after me without issue, and our gas bill has even lowered a bit. It’s been the best.”
— Livvylove
7.“Epoxy garage floor.”
8.“Getting a whole-house humidifier was probably the best thing I’ve personally done. I went from putting lotion on two or three times a day during the winter and still having dry skin, to never needing to use lotion at all. Plus, it’s pretty good for any wood in the house.”
— Financial - Orchid938
9.“Automatic roller shades that you can open and close with a remote. They also open and close on timers you can set in an app. I have floor-to-ceiling windows in many of the rooms in the house (east and west-facing), so these automatic shades have been such a massive life upgrade for me that I couldn’t think of doing without them.”
10.“Lawn irrigation. I will never pull hoses ever again.”
— MinnNiceEnough
11.“Heated bathroom floors. The upstairs bathrooms already had them, but I knew when I did the basement that I wanted the entire floor heated as well.”
12.“Replacing the sewer pipes. I can now flush without fear!”
— lurkergenxdurp
13.“Solid stone front steps. I grew up in a fixer-upper, lived in sketchy apartments for a while, then bought a fixer-upper. I’ve never had anything other than rickety wooden stairs or cracked and wobbly concrete. Having solid steps that I don’t have to prop up or watch where I walk is amazing.”
14.“A heated toilet seat.”
— NewJerseyAudio
15.“Attic insulation. Our bill was $100 less in July, August, January, and February, and the upstairs bedrooms aren’t too hot or cold anymore.”
16.“A bidet. We got one for ourselves during COVID-19, and within a year, we got a second one. Now, my parents have two, and my sister has one. None of us will ever go back.”
— Hot - Aioli-2786
17.“Getting a walk-in shower with a bench.”
18.“An under-counter icemaker. Having 20 pounds of ice available at all times is one hell of a luxury, and I love it.”
— mcpusc
19.Lastly: “We live in a dry climate, so we added a whole-house fan. If you’re considering it, get one that mounts to the attic rafters. Our previous house had the old-style fan that mounts directly to the ceiling, and it was so noisy. The one we have now is incredibly quiet. We’ve been running it in lieu of our air conditioner, and it saves quite a bit of money in the long run.”
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