<prompt> Human: Not too long ago, my friend asked me how much I may have saved renovating my home. So I calculated it:47,437.97When I bought my home, it was appraised at 239,500.I bought 3,062.03 worth of supplies machine rentals over the last 1.5 years, and put maniacal amount of hard work into my purchased home. I used 0 contractors.My home was appraised 2 months ago at 290,000.So, through hard work and not having a functioning shower for almost 6 months,I increased my home value by 47,437.97 not counting for inflation or city property value gain.It sucked having to shower at the YMCA, though.List of renovations:2 new ceiling fans, all new switches, all new outlets, 2 new deadbolts installed, all walls ceilings painted, all closets painted, wood floors sanded refinished, new blinds on all windows, new oven installed, shower tub recoated recolored, all floor vents replaced, new kitchen cabinet handles, new curtains on all windows, shower walls replaced retiled, new kitchen light, new bathroom lights, new medicine cabinet, OK, I think Im done for now.  <response>: Almost none of the items you noted have any impact on an appraisal valuation. 