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unit. Not included in this figure! were the normal, everydayj household and housekeeping! expenses.
That was the average outlay. In individual cases, it varied widely from that amount, both up and down. The explanation is that most homeowners will undertake major improvements one year and then do nothing of an expensive nature for several years thereafter.
Details on how much is spent for such purposes and how much it adds tc\ the v^lue of a home comes frorh 4he' Department of Commerce and the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
They show that the outlay in this direction, for the nation as a whole, amounted to $11.7 billion in the past year.
How did Rappahannock County homeowneri spend their $237,000 share of it?
A breakdown, based upon the overall figures, indicates that about 62 percent of it went for additions, alterations and replacements.
The other 38 percent was for maintenance and repairs. Almost half of this total was for painting and decorating. The rest was spent for plumbing, roofing, heating, air conditioning and miscellaneous purposes.
Because of the difficulty these days in obtaining plumbers, electricians, painters and other workmen for jobs around the house, more and more homeowners are becoming their own mechanics. They are saving themselves a pretty penny at the same time.
Nationally, it is estimated, the price of homes has gone up about $1,000 per unit, on average, in the past year.
Taking into account, also, the value added by improvements, Rappahannock County homes are worth about $1,506,000 more than they were in 1967, on that basis.
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