Top 10 Home Projects Nationally In Terms of Costs Recouped at Resale The Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report, produced by Remodeling magazine in cooperation with the National Association of REALTORS® and REALTOR® Magazine, provides estimated costs for 36 midrange or upscale home-improvement projects, along with the percentage of cost that owners can expect to recoup when they sell. Projects range from a new garage door to a master suite addition.

Project 1 Entry door replacement (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 101.8%

Project 2 Manufactured stone veneer (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 92.2%

Project 3 Garage door replacement (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 88.5%

Project 4 Siding replacement, fiber cement (upscale) National average of costs recouped at resale: 84.3%

Project 5 Garage door replacement (upscale) National average of costs recouped at resale: 82.5%

Project 6 Siding replacement, vinyl (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 80.7%

Project 7 Deck addition, wood (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 80.5%

Project 8 Minor kitchen remodel (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 79.3%

Project 9 Window replacement, wood (midrange) National average of costs recouped at resale: 78.8%

Project 10 Siding replacement, foam-backed vinyl (upscale) National average of costs recouped at resale: 77.6%

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