HT build question

Shizelbs

Does anyone here, or someone that you know of, like to share what the addition of a dedicated HT room as done to the value of your house?

I recently bought a house, but none of the rooms really are ideal, or near ideal for a HT. Just wondering if anyone can say that the benefit to the resale value of the addition outweighed the cost of building the room. This is not to account for the cost of speakers and electronics.

Just thinking about it, way down the road. However, if such a project were a financially wise one, it could happen sooner than later.

Skynut

Room additions are expensive and the return will be based on the area you live in.
I would think it would be a nice feature that would help sell the house but I don't know if you can expect to get all your money back.

jdhdiggs

Dedicated HT would not increase the value of a house as it isn't a generic "room" You'll be luck to get about 50% back out of your investment...

But they're freaking cool!

Shizelbs

But what if the addition would be reflected during the sale as more sqfootage? I would be fairly content with a 50% return.

masanz1

This is the way I look at it since we're planning the same thing, what would it cost to do the addition vs buying another home with the added room to do the HT. I believe the last quote I received was about $100/foot to add an addition. So 300 sq would be $30k. This is in Oregon however. So look around in your area how much homes are going for with the additional square footage and you will answer your question.

amulford

Anytime you add sq footage your house will gain value. You may not get all of your investment, but you will recoup some. Don't forget the impact on property taxes the addition will have on you.

IMHO, I'd look to the interior. You might not have the ideal room, but you can compensate.

jdhdiggs

Making a true dedicated HT means that the room will have very little use for anything else (No windows, only a single entry) so it is the least valuable room for the random person buying the home. If you are going to do it, decide if you are staying for a long time. If not, make it a dual use room.

Shizelbs

If I were to do it, I would put windows and and install some sort of automated blinds that are 100% light blocking. Aside from the wall plates that have binding posts and a 20 amp circuit, once we moved out there would be little in the way of evidence left at the scene.

wingnut4772

If I were to do an addition for Ht I would make so that it could easily be transformed into an extra bedroom or etc. for a future sale.

unc2701

Yeah, unless you're in a high end neighborhood you won't get a return on the investment beyond the added square footage. They won't care how nice the cable are in the wall. I totally wired my den for HT and I'd doubt that the buyers could give a ****. putting in a nice faucet in the kitchen was probably a bigger selling point.

Skynut

jdhdiggs wrote:

Making a true dedicated HT means that the room will have very little use for anything else (No windows, only a single entry) so it is the least valuable room for the random person buying the home. If you are going to do it, decide if you are staying for a long time. If not, make it a dual use room.

In Cali the building codes say that the only rooms that can have no windows are bathrooms, closets and laundry rooms.

It could be a huge laundry room, closet or crapper.

Ron-P

...or crapper.

Just think of the theater seating posibilities...



Here's a row already to go...

Skynut

Ron-P wrote:

Just think of the theater seating posibilities...



Here's a row already to go...

You would never again have to miss part of the movie or pause for that reason.

Please hold the flushing till the end of the credits. (The management)