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Replacing a bathtub with a luxury walk-in shower; Will it Add Value?

A large walk-in shower could be a selling feature, but the answer really depends on your home’s size and the existing features.

“I see people wrestle with this question regularly,” said Michael Shapot, a senior vice president with the New York office of Keller Williams Realty. “The industry trend is to have walk-in spa showers.” However, he said, “There are people out there who need bathtubs.”

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If you plan on renovating only one bathroom, and there is at least one bathtub somewhere else in the home, then “go for it,” Mr. Shapot said. But if you’re contemplating replacing your only tub, you should carefully consider the types of buyers who might be interested in your property.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/garden/replacing-a-bathtub-with-a-luxury-walk-in-shower.html?_r=1&ref=realestate

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Replace Plumbing Fixtures – Save Money and Water

What is a fixture? from the dictionary of Real Estate Terms: Improvements or personal property attached to the land so as to become part of real estate. 

Bathroom fixtures include: faucets, shower heads, and toilets. 

Bathroom fixtures have come a long way in the past couple of decades. Even a few years ago, most toilets used around 3.5 gallons of water each flush. Today’s high-efficiency models go as low as .8 gallons a flush, saving thousands of gallons of water. As water becomes an increasingly precious resource (at least 36 U.S. states will face water shortages by 2013), conserving it makes a bigger impact on our global community, and it is starting to pay off more in our pocketbooks.

Read more: http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/bathroom/efficient-bathroom-fixtures-low-flow-shower-heads-toilets-faucets-bathroom.aspx#ixzz1Vm2oOgex  they also give you recommendations and price info in this article.

How will this effect value?  It depends, some people have gold-plated fixtures and that may affect value but energy savings that correlate to value needs an appraiser that is certified in energy analyst to answer that question.  You can contact the appraisers at www.socalappraisalserv.com if you have questions regarding conservation and its correlation to value.

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