MONEY BACK

MONEY BACK
Percentage of return
Other changes, and the likely return on investment:
Window replacement. This returns about 69 percent to your pocket in a sale nationally, although, with concerns over energy use mounting since Sept. 11, the payback might increase.Home offices. The same might be said of the payback for these projects if something happens to make us want to work from home rather than commute to an office. Right now, 55 percent of the investment in a home office is recoverable nationally.Deck additions. These are a perennial favorite, with three million built annually in the United States. Nationally, the average price is $5,865 and 77 percent of that recoverable.Master-suite additions. Nationally, this project costs about $62,000, 75 percent of which is recouped at sale time.Attic bedrooms. Nationally, one of these projects costs $31,366 with 74 percent back.Siding replacement. Vinyl siding (1,250 square feet, including trim) has a national average cost of $6,286, with a 73 percent return.