Convert bathroom into pantry?

Posted by TC on January 12, 2007, 8:50 am

My wife came up with a suggestion about our home which I like. However,
I would like some input concerning value of our home. We have a 1700sq
ft home with two full baths and one 1/2 bath that is literally 3 steps
from our open kitchen - just across the hall. Our kitchen is fairly
small and has limited space so my wife suggested we convert the half
bath into a pantry. In terms of flow in the kitchen, it's perfect. My
question: would this lower the value of our home?

We would likely just cap all lines so that a new owner could convert
the bath back if they wanted it.

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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on January 12, 2007, 9:09 am

> My wife came up with a suggestion about our home which I like. However,
> I would like some input concerning value of our home. We have a 1700sq
> ft home with two full baths and one 1/2 bath that is literally 3 steps
> from our open kitchen - just across the hall. Our kitchen is fairly
> small and has limited space so my wife suggested we convert the half
> bath into a pantry. In terms of flow in the kitchen, it's perfect. My
> question: would this lower the value of our home?
> We would likely just cap all lines so that a new owner could convert
> the bath back if they wanted it.

If the next owner is into cooking, the pantry could be a great asset. My
only caveat would be this: Do you ever use that bathroom when you have messy
shoes on, maybe from yard work, and don't want to march through the rest of
the house to one of the other bathrooms?

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 12, 2007, 9:21 am

i think it would lower homes value, if you do it at least leave the
plumbing in place take photos of open walls etc so the next owner can
put it back easily.

how long are you planning on living there? if its forever do what makes
you happy. if its move in 5 years do whats better for homes value

you might check with a local realtor, if all the nearby homes have this
bath removing it could make it hard to sell

Posted by TC on January 12, 2007, 11:46 am

hallerb@aol.com wrote:

> i think it would lower homes value, if you do it at least leave the
> plumbing in place take photos of open walls etc so the next owner can
> put it back easily.
>
> how long are you planning on living there? if its forever do what
> makes you happy. if its move in 5 years do whats better for homes
> value
>
> you might check with a local realtor, if all the nearby homes have
> this bath removing it could make it hard to sell

Around 5 years. And I can even convert it back if we decide to sell. I
do plan to leave and document existing plumbing for this event.

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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 12, 2007, 9:22 am

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