The rule of thumb associated with property is more space equals a higher price tag. As you’d expect some areas do cost more than others, living in a city centre is more expensive than a small town, but putting this aside generally higher property prices are associated with more rooms and facilities. If you’re planning on moving and want to get the maximum value from your home, it’s time to start thinking of what you can do to make it look more spacious.
Interior design articles will teach you white walls emphasise the light and when teamed with light blues and creamy contrasts will create an optical illusion making rooms look bigger. You can learn more about these tips here. However while a few paint tricks might seemingly add a couple of inches to each room, they won’t increase your profit margin too drastically. What you really need to consider is how you can actually create more space. Home extensions are an option, garage conversions have become popular over the last decade as have the introduction of a conservatory. These home improvements however require a lot of effort and garage conversions will probably require planning permission. An increasingly popular solution that many homeowners have adapted as an alternative in recent years is mezzanine flooring. Mezzanine floors are an intermediate floor between the ceiling and ground. It is a separate platform to your building’s structure so it doesn’t usually require planning permission but it can add a good couple of rooms to your property. You can turn a studio flat into a two bedroom property with the simple addition of a mezzanine. This is more visually appealing for prospective buyers and it gives them more space and options. Mezzanine floors change the layout of your home drastically but as a separate construct they can also be deconstructed should any future owners want to make changes.
Mezzanine floors then can change your property from a one bed apartment with no living room to a two floor apartment with two bedrooms and an office. The options are endless and with more rooms you can create a higher property price. A garage conversion can give you an extra bedroom but often this is detached from the home and you don’t get as much space. Likewise a conservatory gives you an extra room but it somewhat detached from the home and it connotes a cold dreary room that you never really get involved with. A mezzanine however can really impact the layout of your home without looking unnatural. In fact most people will see mezzanines as part of their day to life but because they are unaware of this home improvement option they will not necessarily notice that the mezzanine is actually a separate entity. Mezzanines are commonly used in retail environments and for offices and warehouses but increasingly in the last few years they have become common within the home. I mentioned that more rooms and space lead to a higher price tag but nothing really emphasises that point than this Homes and Property article. The introduction of a mezzanine to a Kensington apartment increased its value by £500,000. That’s quite a large amount especially considering the installation of a mezzanine would barely cost a fraction of that. Reading this article and other related stories really makes you consider how it could impact your property price.
