June 27th, 2010
Should we repair or should we replace bathroom ceramic tile before putting our house on the market?
It is a master bath with a garden tub, floor and part of the wall covered in 4″ nonglossy white tile, presumably porcelein. It is 10 years old so some of it is cracked or crazed and in some places the grout and caulk have failed. We are trying to decided whether to have it repaired by replacing only broken tiles and having failed grout and caulk professionally fixed followed by professional steam cleaning or whether we should have brand new and more up to date tile installed. I want the former because this bath with continue to match the other baths in the house and I think a good result can be accomplished and with a nice new shade of paint on the dry wall (I’m thinking Behr Baked Scone) it can look great. Our neighborhood is established and in high demand and many of our neighbor’s homes have the same tile. What do you think?
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Filed under: Refurbish Property
depending on the amount of tile damaged…….if more than 20% i would remove all tile and update.. will add value to the house and the buyers will be able to notice the new tile and could push ur sell……..
lic. gen. contractor
You can always add instant value to a house by upgrading bathrooms and kitchens. If I were you I would replace it and maybe remodel the bathroom at the same time. You will defiantly get your money back out of it.