Granite and Your Home’s Value

When it comes to adding value to your home there are many options. Among the choices for improving the value of your home is granite. In this article, we will explore some of the options available as we take a look at potential ways that granite can improve your home’s value.

Granite Home Value Indoor Improvements

Can you really add value to your home by adding granite? It depends on where you make use of the stone and how it is used. For example, adding granite countertops can improve your home’s value. Why is that the case?

The kitchen is the hub of activity in many home environments. A large portion of the family’s activity centers around the kitchen counter. Additionally, when company comes over, the kitchen and dining area is usually the center point. Therefore, adding value to this important room in the house can boost the value of your home.

Outdoor Granite Landscaping

Indoor kitchens are not the only place that homeowners can make use of granite. Home value is affected by outdoor entertainment areas as well. Your home also can be beautified by adorning it with granite outside. Natural stones that are hard – like granite – are great for outdoor entertainment areas. Granite counter tops outdoors are strong enough to endure the elements, water, sun, and wind. In fact, that is exactly where granite was formed before it became a building material.

Furthermore, This concept of using natural granite for design features outside extend throughout the scope of your home’s exterior.  Landscaping features can be built with granite. For example, some companies make pavers out of granite. There is also crushed granite which is a popular material for walkways.

Hardscaping With Granite

Granite materials are used for a variety of outdoor hardscape projects including patios, driveways, and sidewalks. There are all sorts of shapes and sizes of granite stones that can be used to increase the value of your home by constructing landscape features.

So as we have seen, there are a number of places in which to use granite to boost the value of your home. Whether you choose to use it inside, outside, or both, you will find benefits. Aside from the equity, you will likely find yourself enjoying the fresh, clean look and feel of your new “granitized” area(s).