cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board  

Go Back   cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board > non-Sports > Home Improvement and Real Estate

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-30-2008, 05:38 AM   #1
bYuPride
Senior Member
 
bYuPride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,058
bYuPride is an unknown quantity at this point
Default Stainless Steel Appliances

do you get much return on that investment?! i'm looking to put in a new stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher. it's stainless vs. black... i'm also thinking about sanding, staining and putting new "jewelry" on the cabinets. spending 3-4k for all those things. my guess is the appliances aren't big equity builders and just re-surfacing the cabinetry won't add a ton of value, but it will be more aesthetically pleasing to the eye..

my guess the majority response will be, dude, you just moved in, if putting in stainless steel appliances and re-surfacing the cabinets make you happy, just do it.

thank you.
__________________
Get your BYU license plates http://dmv.utah.gov/licensecollegiate.html#byu You do not have to wait for your current registration to expire. Get your freakin' plates on your vehicle and be TRUE BLUE!!!!!!

"I'm on my beater bike"

Translation: I had this baby custom-made in Tuscany using titanium blessed by the Pope. I took it to a wind tunnel and it disappeared. It weighs less than a fart and costs more than a divorce.
bYuPride is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2008, 06:21 AM   #2
cougjunkie
Senior Member
 
cougjunkie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Utah
Posts: 5,741
cougjunkie is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

In regards to actual Value it will help a little but not a ton, in regards to aesthetics in the long run it will help when you decide to sell this house. I have stainless steel throughout my house, the only problem is that they are hard to keep clean. Finger prints galore.
__________________
LINCECUM!
cougjunkie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2008, 03:13 PM   #3
Surfah
Master
 
Surfah's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: F'burg, VA
Posts: 3,211
Surfah is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to Surfah Send a message via MSN to Surfah
Default

SS appliances won't add equity to your home. However, it does create a perception of newness, being remodeled, etc. which will help you sell your home as CJ pointed out.

One thing to be sure of though is to get matching appliances what ever you do. I used to have an account with GE when I built homes. I like GE appliances personally. In 50 homes built I never had a warranty issue with any of the appliances from them. Be careful matching SS if you pick and choose from different brands. Lots of people do this looking for the best deal but not all SS is the same. In fact go to Sears and you will see that Kenmore is often a re-badged version of some other brand and within the Kenmore line you can get varying shades of SS.
__________________
Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort."

Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"
Surfah is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2008, 03:48 PM   #4
ute4ever
I must not tell lies
 
ute4ever's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,103
ute4ever is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by cougjunkie View Post
I have stainless steel throughout my house, the only problem is that they are hard to keep clean. Finger prints galore.
Yeah I was going to say the same thing. Every time you tap something it leaves a smudge.
ute4ever is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-31-2008, 01:53 AM   #5
UteStar
Senior Member
 
UteStar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,817
UteStar is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

For whatever reason, the fingerprints have not been too bad on our stainless. I have different brands on all of my appliances as well. One thing to note though is surfah is absolutely correct...the stainless can vary a bit among different brands. If you want to keep it close in appearance, compare the different appliances with each other. If your appliances are far away from each other, it is not as big of a deal.

Stainless will help when you try and sell but since you just bought, that may not be as important right now. They do have a high gloss (mirror like) black on the market right now for some appliances that looks cool...but I still like the stainless the best. Good luck.
__________________
UteStar's words to live by: "I'm not about play-play, I'm really about business."

Goatnapper: "UteStar is the only one who is not scum."
UteStar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-31-2008, 12:52 PM   #6
marsupial
Senior Member
 
marsupial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell?
Posts: 1,701
marsupial is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by UteStar View Post
Stainless will help when you try and sell but since you just bought, that may not be as important right now. They do have a high gloss (mirror like) black on the market right now for some appliances that looks cool...but I still like the stainless the best. Good luck.
Isn't that just because they are the trend right now? I mean, there could be something else better or more popular by the time he sells, right?
marsupial is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 01:14 AM   #7
UteStar
Senior Member
 
UteStar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,817
UteStar is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Stainless steel has been around in kitchens for decades and will continue to be so...it may not be a necessity like it is viewed as today, but it probably won't go 'out of style.' Black and white are the same. The problem that you get is when you go out and get that beautiful brown or lime green appliance. Anyway, just my opinion.
__________________
UteStar's words to live by: "I'm not about play-play, I'm really about business."

Goatnapper: "UteStar is the only one who is not scum."
UteStar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 01:47 AM   #8
jxncoog
Junior Member
 
jxncoog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Jackson Hole
Posts: 49
jxncoog is on a distinguished road
Default

I am not a designer, but I have been in construction now for 12 years. I can't help but wonder if the popularity of stainless steel has aproached it's peak and in 5 years people will look back at it and think of ss as they think of avacado appliances today.
__________________
It's all fun and games 'til somebody gets an eye poked out.
jxncoog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 06:47 AM   #9
realtall
Senior Member
 
realtall's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Krum, TX
Posts: 891
realtall is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to realtall
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bYuPride View Post
do you get much return on that investment?! i'm looking to put in a new stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher. it's stainless vs. black... i'm also thinking about sanding, staining and putting new "jewelry" on the cabinets. spending 3-4k for all those things. my guess is the appliances aren't big equity builders and just re-surfacing the cabinetry won't add a ton of value, but it will be more aesthetically pleasing to the eye..

my guess the majority response will be, dude, you just moved in, if putting in stainless steel appliances and re-surfacing the cabinets make you happy, just do it.

thank you.
I think that you hit it on the head - just put in whatever you like best if you are going to be there for a while.

Personaly, I think that black has more of a timeless quality to it - it won't go out of style any time soon.

Also, I don't know what price level your property is at but past a certain level(200k or so) I hear that most people who are looking want new appliances - whether they put them in themselves or they are put in by the seller.

Something that will increase the value is granite countertops, if you don't have them already. But if you have to install them, you're only going to get your money back if the selling price is north of 200k.

If you think that you're going to be there for a while get whatever you want(the look that you want) and worry about appliances and the like when you are getting ready to sell.
__________________
http://realtall.blogspot.com/
realtall is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 09:50 PM   #10
bYuPride
Senior Member
 
bYuPride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,058
bYuPride is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by realtall View Post
I think that you hit it on the head - just put in whatever you like best if you are going to be there for a while.

Personaly, I think that black has more of a timeless quality to it - it won't go out of style any time soon.

Also, I don't know what price level your property is at but past a certain level(200k or so) I hear that most people who are looking want new appliances - whether they put them in themselves or they are put in by the seller.

Something that will increase the value is granite countertops, if you don't have them already. But if you have to install them, you're only going to get your money back if the selling price is north of 200k.

If you think that you're going to be there for a while get whatever you want(the look that you want) and worry about appliances and the like when you are getting ready to sell.

I think we are going to go with the black oven and refrigerator... it already has a black dish washer. my parents have stainless and my mom said she'd never do it again.. they look nice, but they take a lot of cleaning. the house already has granite so we don't have to do anything there... thanks for the advice and helping me make up my mind!
__________________
Get your BYU license plates http://dmv.utah.gov/licensecollegiate.html#byu You do not have to wait for your current registration to expire. Get your freakin' plates on your vehicle and be TRUE BLUE!!!!!!

"I'm on my beater bike"

Translation: I had this baby custom-made in Tuscany using titanium blessed by the Pope. I took it to a wind tunnel and it disappeared. It weighs less than a fart and costs more than a divorce.
bYuPride is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:41 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.