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Home improvement projects can be carried out for a number of different reasons; personal preference and comfort, maintenance or repair work, making a home bigger by adding rooms/spaces, as a means of saving energy, or to improve safety.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_of_home_improvement">Types of home improvement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types of home improvement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Home_improvement_(4777036919).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg/220px-Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg/330px-Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg/440px-Home_improvement_%284777036919%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3673" data-file-height="2843" /></a><figcaption>Man painting a fence</figcaption></figure> <p>While "home improvement" often refers to building projects that alter the structure of an existing home, it can also include improvements to lawns, gardens, and outdoor structures, such as gazebos and garages. It also encompasses maintenance, repair, and general servicing tasks. Home improvement projects generally have one or more of the following goals:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comfort">Comfort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Comfort"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Upgrading <a href="/wiki/Heating" class="mw-redirect" title="Heating">heating</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ventilation_(architecture)" title="Ventilation (architecture)">ventilation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioning" title="Air conditioning">air conditioning</a> systems (<a href="/wiki/HVAC" class="mw-redirect" title="HVAC">HVAC</a>).</li> <li>Upgrading rooms with luxuries, such as adding <a href="/wiki/Gourmet" title="Gourmet">gourmet</a> features to a kitchen or a <a href="/wiki/Hot_tub" title="Hot tub">hot tub</a> <a href="/wiki/Spa" title="Spa">spa</a> to a bathroom.</li> <li>Increasing the capacity of <a href="/wiki/Plumbing" title="Plumbing">plumbing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electrical" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical">electrical</a> systems.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterproofing" title="Waterproofing">Waterproofing</a> <a href="/wiki/Basement" title="Basement">basements</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soundproofing" title="Soundproofing">Soundproofing</a> rooms, especially bedrooms and baths.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maintenance_and_repair">Maintenance and repair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Maintenance and repair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maintenance projects can include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roof" title="Roof">Roof</a> tear-off and replacement.</li> <li>Replacement or new construction windows.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">Concrete</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masonry" title="Masonry">masonry</a> repairs to the <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foundation (architecture)">foundation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chimney" title="Chimney">chimney</a>.</li> <li>Repainting rooms, walls or <a href="/wiki/Fence" title="Fence">fences</a></li> <li>Repairing <a href="/wiki/Plumbing" title="Plumbing">plumbing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electrical" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical">electrical</a> systems</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallpaper" title="Wallpaper">Wallpapering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_finishing" title="Wood finishing">Furniture polishing</a></li> <li>Plumbing, home interior and exterior works</li> <li>Shower maintenance</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Additional_space">Additional space</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Additional space"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Additional living space may be added by: </p> <ul><li>Turning marginal areas into livable spaces such as turning basements into <a href="/wiki/Recreation_room" title="Recreation room">recrooms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Home_cinema" title="Home cinema">home theaters</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Small_office/home_office" title="Small office/home office">home offices</a> – or <a href="/wiki/Attic" title="Attic">attics</a> into spare <a href="/wiki/Bedroom" title="Bedroom">bedrooms</a>.</li> <li>Extending one's house with rooms added to the side of one's home or, sometimes, extra levels to the original <a href="/wiki/Roof" title="Roof">roof</a>. Such a new unit of construction is called an "add-on".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Saving_energy">Saving energy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Saving energy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Homeowners may reduce <a href="/wiki/Public_utility" title="Public utility">utility</a> costs with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Efficient_energy_use" title="Efficient energy use">Energy-efficient</a> <a href="/wiki/Thermal_insulation" title="Thermal insulation">thermal insulation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Replacement_window" class="mw-redirect" title="Replacement window">replacement windows</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lighting" title="Lighting">lighting</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">Renewable energy</a> with <a href="/wiki/Biomass" title="Biomass">biomass</a> <a href="/wiki/Pellet_stove" title="Pellet stove">pellet stoves</a>, wood-burning <a href="/wiki/Stove" title="Stove">stoves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Photovoltaic_module" class="mw-redirect" title="Photovoltaic module">solar panels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wind_turbine" title="Wind turbine">wind turbines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Programmable_thermostat" title="Programmable thermostat">programmable thermostats</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Geothermal_exchange_heat_pump" class="mw-redirect" title="Geothermal exchange heat pump">geothermal exchange heat pumps</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_building" title="Autonomous building">autonomous building</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Safety,_emergency_management,_security_and_privacy"><span id="Safety.2C_emergency_management.2C_security_and_privacy"></span>Safety, emergency management, security and privacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Safety, emergency management, security and privacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The need to be safer or for better <a href="/wiki/Privacy" title="Privacy">privacy</a> or <a href="/wiki/Emergency_management" title="Emergency management">emergency management</a> can be fulfilled with diversified measures which can be improved, maintained or added. <a href="/wiki/Hidden_compartment" title="Hidden compartment">Secret compartments</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secret_passage" title="Secret passage">passages</a> can also be conceived for <a href="/wiki/Privacy" title="Privacy">privacy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Security" title="Security">security</a>. </p> <ul><li>Interventions for <a href="/wiki/Fire_protection" title="Fire protection">fire protection</a> and avoidance. Possible examples are <a href="/wiki/Fire_sprinkler_system" title="Fire sprinkler system">fire sprinkler systems</a> for <a href="/wiki/Automatic_fire_suppression" title="Automatic fire suppression">automatic fire suppression</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smoke_detectors" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoke detectors">smoke detectors</a> for <a href="/wiki/Fire_detection" title="Fire detection">fire detection</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire_alarm_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire alarm systems">fire alarm systems</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Passive_fire_protection" title="Passive fire protection">passive fire protection</a> (including some <a href="/wiki/Wildfire#Prevention" title="Wildfire">wildfire management</a> strategies).</li> <li>Technical solutions to increase protection from <a href="/wiki/Natural_disasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural disasters">natural disasters</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Geotechnical_engineering" title="Geotechnical engineering">geotechnical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Structural_integrity_and_failure" title="Structural integrity and failure">structural safety</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_preparedness#Home_retrofitting" title="Tropical cyclone preparedness">hurricane</a> or <a href="/wiki/Seismic_retrofit" title="Seismic retrofit">seismic retrofit</a>).</li> <li>Interventions and additions to increase <a href="/wiki/Home_safety" title="Home safety">home safety</a> from other hazards, like <a href="/wiki/Falling_(accident)" title="Falling (accident)">falls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_injury" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric injury">electric injuries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gas_leaks" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas leaks">gas leaks</a> or home exposure to <a href="/wiki/Environmental_health#Concerns" title="Environmental health">environmental health concerns</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_security" title="Physical security">Physical security</a> measures: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Access_control" title="Access control">Access control</a> systems and physical barriers, which can include <a href="/wiki/Fence" title="Fence">fences</a>, physical <a href="/wiki/Door_security" title="Door security">door</a> and <a href="/wiki/Window_security" title="Window security">window security</a> measures (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Grille_(architecture)" title="Grille (architecture)">grilles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laminated_glass" title="Laminated glass">laminated glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Window_shutters" class="mw-redirect" title="Window shutters">window shutters</a>), <a href="/wiki/Lock_and_key" title="Lock and key">locks</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_lighting" title="Security lighting">Security lighting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Security_alarms" class="mw-redirect" title="Security alarms">security alarms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Video_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Video surveillance">video surveillance</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safes" class="mw-redirect" title="Safes">Safes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bank_vault" title="Bank vault">vaults</a>.</li> <li>Spaces for <a href="/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" title="Emergency evacuation">emergency evacuation</a>, like <a href="/wiki/Emergency_exit" title="Emergency exit">emergency exits</a> and rarer <a href="/wiki/Escape_tunnel" title="Escape tunnel">escape tunnels</a>.</li> <li>Spaces which provide protection in the event of different <a href="/wiki/Emergencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergencies">emergencies</a>: <a href="/wiki/Area_of_refuge" title="Area of refuge">areas of refuge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Storm_cellar" title="Storm cellar">storm cellars</a> (as protection from <a href="/wiki/Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Tornadoes">tornadoes</a> and other kinds of <a href="/wiki/Severe_weather" title="Severe weather">severe weather</a>), <a href="/wiki/Panic_room" class="mw-redirect" title="Panic room">panic rooms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bunkers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bunkers">bunkers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bomb_shelter" title="Bomb shelter">bomb shelters</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Fallout_shelters" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallout shelters">fallout shelters</a>), etc.</li> <li>Home renovations or additions used to increase <a href="/wiki/Privacy" title="Privacy">privacy</a> can be as simple as <a href="/wiki/Curtains" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtains">curtains</a> or much more advanced, such as some <a href="/wiki/Countersurveillance#Structural_countermeasures" title="Countersurveillance">structural surveillance counter-measures</a>. They may overlap with <a href="/wiki/Physical_security" title="Physical security">physical security</a> measures.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_utility" title="Public utility">Public utility</a> outage preparedness, like <a href="/wiki/Standby_generator" title="Standby generator">backup generators</a> for providing power during <a href="/wiki/Power_outage" title="Power outage">power outages</a> .</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_improvement_industry">Home improvement industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Home improvement industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg/220px-010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg/330px-010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg/440px-010_Screws_and_bolts_in_OBI_home_improvement_store_in_Poland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Screws and bolts in an <a href="/wiki/OBI_(retail_chain)" title="OBI (retail chain)">OBI</a> home improvement store in <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Hardware_store" title="Hardware store">Hardware store</a></div> <p>Home or <a href="/wiki/Residential" class="mw-redirect" title="Residential">residential</a> renovation is an almost $300 billion industry in the United States,<sup id="cite_ref-JCHS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JCHS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a $48 billion industry in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-CMHC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CMHC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (June 2012)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The average cost per project is $3,000 in the United States and $11,000–15,000 in Canada. </p><p>Professional home improvement is ancient and goes back to the beginning of recorded civilization. One example is <a href="/wiki/Sergius_Orata" title="Sergius Orata">Sergius Orata</a>, who in the 1st century B.C. is said by the writer <a href="/wiki/Vitruvius" title="Vitruvius">Vitruvius</a> (in his famous book <a href="/wiki/De_architectura" title="De architectura">De architectura</a>) to have invented the <a href="/wiki/Hypocaust" title="Hypocaust">hypocaust</a>. The hypocaust is an underfloor heating system that was used throughout the Roman Empire in villas of the wealthy. He is said to have become wealthy himself by buying villas at a low price, adding <a href="/wiki/Spa" title="Spa">spas</a> and his newly invented hypocaust, and reselling them at higher prices.<sup id="cite_ref-CHTT_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CHTT-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renovation_contractors">Renovation contractors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Renovation contractors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Perhaps the most important or visible professionals in the renovation industry are renovation contractors or skilled trades. These are the <a href="/wiki/General_contractor" title="General contractor">builders</a> that have specialized <a href="/wiki/Credentials" class="mw-redirect" title="Credentials">credentials</a>, licensing and experience to perform renovation services in specific <a href="/wiki/Municipalities" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities">municipalities</a>. </p><p>While there is a fairly large "grey market" of unlicensed companies, there are those that have membership in a reputable association and/or are accredited by a professional organization. Homeowners are recommended to perform checks such as verifying license and insurance and checking business references prior to hiring a contractor to work on their house. </p><p>Because interior renovation will touch the change of the internal structure of the house, ceiling construction, circuit configuration and partition walls, etc., such work related to the structure of the house, of course, also includes renovation of wallpaper posting, furniture settings, lighting, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aggregators">Aggregators</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aggregators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aggregators are companies that bundle home improvement service offers and act as intermediary agency between service providers and customers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Home improvement was popularized on television in 1979 with the premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_House" title="This Old House">This Old House</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Bob_Vila" title="Bob Vila">Bob Vila</a> on PBS. American cable channel <a href="/wiki/HGTV" title="HGTV">HGTV</a> features many do-it-yourself shows, as does sister channel <a href="/wiki/DIY_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="DIY Network">DIY Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Lipford" title="Danny Lipford">Danny Lipford</a> hosts and produces the nationally syndicated <i><a href="/wiki/Today%27s_Homeowner_with_Danny_Lipford" title="Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford">Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kraeutler" title="Tom Kraeutler">Tom Kraeutler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Segrete" title="Leslie Segrete">Leslie Segrete</a> co-host the nationally syndicated <i><a href="/wiki/The_Money_Pit_Home_Improvement_Radio_Show" title="The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show">The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show</a></i>. </p><p>Movies that poked fun at the difficulties involved include: <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Blandings_Builds_His_Dream_House" title="Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House">Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House</a></i> (1948), starring <a href="/wiki/Cary_Grant" title="Cary Grant">Cary Grant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Myrna_Loy" title="Myrna Loy">Myrna Loy</a>; <i><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Slept_Here" title="George Washington Slept Here">George Washington Slept Here</a></i> (1942), featuring <a href="/wiki/Jack_Benny" title="Jack Benny">Jack Benny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ann_Sheridan" title="Ann Sheridan">Ann Sheridan</a>; and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Money_Pit" title="The Money Pit">The Money Pit</a></i> (1986), with <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Long" title="Shelley Long">Shelley Long</a>. The sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Improvement_(TV_series)" title="Home Improvement (TV series)">Home Improvement</a></i> used the home improvement <a href="/wiki/Theme_(literature)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme (literature)">theme</a> for comedic purposes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_improvement&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Litchfield (2012). Chip Harley (ed.). <i>Renovation</i> (4th, Completely revised and updated. ed.). 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