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Room Addition Contractors Improve Homes and Return on Investment

(PRWeb) February 2, 2007 -- According to the 2006 Cost vs. Value report, midrange and upscale room additions made the top ten list of remodeling projects that pay for themselves at resale, a fact that has homeowners looking for reputable home improvement contractors. RenovatorsPlace.com (http://RenovatorsPlace.com/), a leading online home improvement resource, offers homeowners tips, resources and tools for locating remodeling contractors to handle home improvement projects like room additions.

"A room addition and a contractor go hand in hand in enhancing your home's value and appeal," says Allison Beatty, founder of RenovatorsPlace.com, a premiere online home improvement resource.

"Hiring a Room Addition Contractor," a how-to article from RenovatorsPlace.com, helps consumers navigate the process of hiring a remodeling contractor. The article explains the various types of residential contractors as well as the way to assess a home improvement contractor's credentials (http://www.renovatorsplace.com/dsp_articles.cfm?l_article_id=461). Also discussed are the highly specialized requirements for a room addition such as a kitchen or bathroom:
•    Architectural drawings
•    Zoning consideration
•    Excavation
•    Building a foundation

Coming in third of all home improvement projects, a midrange bathroom addition cost $28,918 on average, with a resale value of $21,670 (74.9 percent). Midrange family room additions came in fifth, costing $74,890 on average, with a resale value of $53,519 (71.5 percent). A midrange master suite addition landed at ninth, demanding $94,331 on average, with a resale value of $68,458 (72.6 percent).

For upscale home improvement projects, a bathroom addition ranked number one, costing $60,535, with a resale value of $44,041 (72.8 percent). A master suite addition is fourth, costing $176,268, with a resale value of $128,096 (72.7 percent).

Beatty encourages homeowners considering projects like these to surf for information, "In addition to helpful articles on room additions, RenovatorsPlace.com provides a detailed search feature that takes the guesswork out of finding a contractor."

According to the Federal Trade Commission, reputable residential contractors will provide a contract, helping consumers monitor and negotiate costs. The contract should, for example, provide a detailed list of all proposed materials, including color, model, size, brand name and product.

RenovatorsPlace.com (http://RenovatorsPlace.com/) is an online home improvement resource that provides tips, articles and local contractor directories. It features interviews with homeowners and photos of their real remodeling experiences.

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