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Best Ways to Add Value to Your Home

There are many suggestions on how to best increase the value of your home. Among the top most common answers are remodeling the kitchen and adding/updating bathrooms. Also included on many of these lists is remodeling or finishing your basement!

In googling "best ways to add value to your home", five out of the top six search results included remodeling or finishing your basement on their lists. This is because having a wet, damp basement can noticeably bring down the value of your home. By waterproofing and finishing a basement, you are taking advantage of space you already have and creating more attractive, usable living space.

Finishing your basement is a great way to increase the value of your home At Rainy Day Basement Systems, we can both waterproof your Washington basement and then finish it. Because we understand the waterproofing aspects of basements, we have wall panneling and flooring that can transform your basement while also keeping it protected.

This is shown by our MillCreek Flooring which is better in a basement than hardwood flooring, stain-resistent, durable, and will not develop the odors associated with mold, rot, and mildew. 

It is also seen in our ThermalDry Flooring which is specially designed to allow water vapor to circulate underneath and dry out, while also keeping floor's surface 8-10 degrees warmer than the cold concrete below.

Both our MillCreek Flooring and ThermalDry Flooring are 100% waterproof and are quickly installed without nails, grout, or adhesives.                                                                   

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To increase the value of your home near Lynden, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Arlington, Stanwood, Everett, Camano Island, Olga, Marysville, or Snohomish, waterproof and finish your basement.

We googled "best ways to add value to your home". Here's what we found:

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TLC - Emilie Sennebogen and Melanie Radzicki McManus

Top 10 Ways to Add Value to Your Home

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HGTV

20 Ways to Add Value to Your Home

10/20

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The Telegraph - Christopher Middleton

Phil Spencer's Top 20 ways to add value to your home

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Bankrate.com - Dana Dratch

20 things that can alter the value of your home 

10/20

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Investinganswers.com - John Persinos

The 9 Best Ways to Add Value to Your Home   

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