Pro hiring for kitchen renovations remains strong with 84% of homeowners working with a pro for their project. Pu’uwai-Design-&-Construction-©Ethar-Tweedle The most common ways to open kitchens to the outdoors include double doors or a row of doors (46%), a single door (29%) or a pass-through window (14%). When opening kitchens to interiors, most homeowners completely open the space with no wall separation (61%), although this is down 4 percentage points from last year. Forty percent of renovating homeowners are making their kitchens more open to interior spaces, up from 38% last year, and 20% are making kitchens more open to the outdoors. On the design front, open kitchens made a significant gain, in contrast to last year’s dip.
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We are seeing a significant increase in the median spend for minor remodels, when homeowners partially upgrade their cabinets or appliances, and may tackle plumbing or electrical issues.” “In addition, homeowners continue to invest in their kitchens with major and minor remodels. “The most frequent reason behind choosing sustainable options is long-run cost effectiveness, with environmental-friendliness as a secondary consideration. “Homeowners are gravitating towards sustainable choices during kitchen renovations, and it is interesting to see the intersection of economics and environmental concerns,” said Marine Sargsyan, Houzz staff economist. Median spend on major renovations of large kitchens (250 square feet or larger) remained flat year over year at $50,000 in mid-2022. After continuous growth over the past four years, median spend on minor remodels increased by 40% year over year to $14,000, up from $10,000 mid-2021, and up 75% compared to mid-2020 ($8,000). Kitchens continue to command significant investment. While the most frequently cited reason for incorporating sustainable options is “long-run cost-effectiveness” (74%), making choices that are environmentally friendly is also top of mind for more than half of renovating homeowners (54%).
Also, nearly half of homeowners opt for a timeless design as a sustainable choice during renovations (47%). Popular choices include LED bulbs (65%), energy-efficient appliances (61%), water-efficient fixtures (34%) and energy-efficient windows (27%). The survey of more than 3,600 respondents found that the vast majority of homeowners incorporate sustainable features during a kitchen renovation (92%).
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