Home value is the resultant figure after tallying up the value of different elements that make up your home. Each component in the home, including the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, electrical systems and fixtures, contributes directly to your home’s estimated value. The following are five HVAC upgrades that can elevate your Cumming, GA, home’s overall value.
1. Insulation and Waterproofing
If you have a smaller budget but still want to revamp your home to be more valuable, consider waterproofing and insulating it. Insulating every part of your home translates to increased energy efficiency and lower utility bills. Insulate the attic to minimize the volume of hot air that flows out of your home and reduces reliance on your heating and cooling system.
An insulated and waterproof home experiences minimal thermal energy loss, which translates to lower carbon dioxide emissions. That means greener and healthier homes to live in, which are two crucial qualities homeowners look for when purchasing new properties.
2. Invest in Smart Thermostats
Smart homes have become quite trendy today, as people want the convenience, efficiency and affordability associated with these systems. Smart homes make life easier for the inhabitants while optimizing total cost savings on utility bills and other associated costs. One HVAC upgrade you can make to make your home smart and boost its value is investing in smart thermostats.
Smart thermostats have programmable settings that allow users to automate HVAC operations, saving themselves the hassle of setting them manually. Since these machines can detect and respond to changes in temperatures in your vicinity, they only operate when necessary. Being able to cool your home only when necessary, even when you’re far away, can often help you save on your overall utility bills.
3. Quieter, Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems
Loud and inefficient HVAC systems reduce the value of your home. An HVAC system with over 60dB exterior rating and over 20dB interior ratings makes extreme noise that can disturb your peace and home serenity. Likewise, heating and cooling systems that are noisy likely consume more energy to operate, so you will pay more for the utility bills.
Install heating and cooling systems that are Energy Star certified, with exterior ratings of less than 60dB and interior ratings not exceeding 20dB. Ensure you get an HVAC system that’s the perfect size for your home’s unique heating and cooling needs. Work with a certified and licensed heating installation team to properly size and install the HVAC system for you.
4. Install Dehumidifiers and Humidifiers
Humidifiers and dehumidifiers have the power to regulate and optimize the humidity levels in your home indoors. As you may know, too-high or too-low humidity levels in your home can affect the health and comfort of your loved ones.
Uncontrolled humidity levels often cause bacterial growth, which can have a negative effect on your family members’ health and safety. When you install dehumidifiers or humidifiers, you boost the comfort and health status of your home indoors. That way, potential homebuyers will consider the property more valuable and may pay more to buy it.
5. Add a Zoning System
A home that features a zoning system usually looks and feels more valuable to the inhabitants and potential buyers. Zoning systems can regulate proper heating and cooling in different areas of your home. That way, you’ll only use your heating and cooling system to heat or cool rooms or spaces needed at specific hours of the night or day.
Zoning systems aren’t only loved because they automate and add convenience to your HVAC systems work, but they also drastically reduce your bills.
Upgrading your home by adding different HVAC systems and elements shouldn’t be a costly undertaking, provided you work with a qualified technician. Contact our HVAC specialists at Pruitt Heating & Air, Inc. for all your thermostat control and installation services and other HVAC home upgrade projects.
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