Will a quartz worktop add value before we move in five years?

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Will a quartz worktop increase my house value?

We’re planning on moving in 5 years but I’ve always loved the idea of a quartz worktop! It could do with a refresh the kitchen is 13 years old and the laminate now has obvious marks in various places. We’ve been quoted £4.5k which is a big cost, but if it’ll increase house value then it’s worth it, right?

3 bed semi in West Yorkshire, we settled on a sale of £200k in 2024 but couldn’t find an onward so ultimately the sale fell through.

Just bear in mind that your worktop may be a factor which causes a workman to suffer from very serious lung disease: https://www.bohs.org/media-resources/press-releases/detail/deadly-lung-disease-in-uk-kitchen-worktop-workers-is-avoidable/

TBH when buying a house, the kitchen worktops are the very last thing that would sway me. The bathroom, yes. Worktops, no.

No - people don’t always love the same things.

What are differences/pros and cons of wrapping or spraying doors?
We're about to update our kitchen and would appear to have the same doors as the OP's kitchen.

Our neighbour had very similar doors and painted them a dark blue. They looked really nice. I don't think they sprayed them - they just applied multiple very thin coats with an almost dry brush.

My quartz stains but then cleans very easily with a range of cleaners. I love it but I wouldn't buy it again because since I bought it I have learnt about the health costs for those who work with it.

Of course it won’t. Nobody’s going to pay an extra couple of grand so you can have a nicer worktop for 5 years. Especially in a dated kitchen.

I think this looks a bit odd tbh,I much prefer the dark worktop.

In five years' time, the kitchen will be 18 and people will want a new kitchen anyway.

The cabinet doors look more dated than the worktop. @persilasper picture showing it in white doesn't look as good as the current one. Seems like a lot of expense for something that will not add value.

This… totally agree
The dark worktop looks much better than the white worktop also I think it’s the kitchen cabinets that need tending too not the worktop.. I know your saying you want the quartz worktop? Personally all it needs is to paint the cabinet doors to give it a modern look..I don’t feel the quartz would fit with the wood cabinets?
If you’re definitely moving save the quartz for the new house

4.5k on kitchen worktop on a 200k will not add value. That's a high end material in a fairly basic house in most areas. It may make the house more appealing to some people but you won't get money back.

In 5 years that kitchen will be 18 years old so someone will change the whole lot, they are not going to just keep the worktop

No it won't add any value. People will see the kitchen and think "liveable with but to be replaced when we can".

It will probably be more bother to get rid of if it's big and heavy

In five years time your kitchen will be 18 years old and the wholething will be skipped at the first opportunity. I’m not sure how you would honestly think this would add value to your house. A brand new kitchen now wouldn’t add that much, saleability possibly but not value.

Glad you’ve found a good quote but I strongly recommend you also paint or wrap the cabinets dark blue and change the handles. That wood will look bad next to the lovely quartz.

If I were a future purchaser, it wouldn't add value for me as I wouldn't consider one. If you have one, then you have it for yourselves.

Paint it by all means but don't wrap it!

Why? I had mine wrapped 5 years ago, it looks much better than my friend's who had hers sprayed about the same time, and is starting to flake. An Estate agent who valued my house recently assumed by 25yo kitchen was brand new.

Can I ask, as we're "thinking about" redoing our kitchen, what wrapping cupboard doors involves and how it differs from being painted? And is it something we could do ourselves or do you need to get professionals in to do it?

They wrap the doors and units, arcitrave etc in vinyl, the same way they use to change car colours (or add designs). I very much doubt you could do it yourself.

The took the doors away to do ours but did the units in situ in a day. I didn't even have to empty the cupboards!

Ours were originally vinyl wrapped, but 20 yo and had started to peel. They removed the old viny first. We had the option to have handles changed, but ours were good quality and still (to my eyes) look modern so they just took them off, gave them a good clean and put them back.

The kitchen (with the original granite worktops) really does look brand new. It's not cheap, but much cheaper than new, and a whole lot less upheaval.