Cost of renovating a house

Believe it or not, it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg.

Renovation expenses may be hard to swallow on top of the purchase price, but if you think a renovation is in your future, here are the costs.

When you’re renovating a house, costs can quickly spiral. Here’s our top tips to control your renovation costs and make a saving.

From repainting the bedroom walls and putting up new shelves in the kitchen to replacing light fixtures and outlets, our busy lifestyles often keep us away from renovating our homes.

Time for a dose of reality.

Name: Sandra Location: Seattle, Washington Last June, my husband Ezra and I purchased a fixer upper in the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle. Although the home was pretty outdated and in need of some major help, we saw potential in the home. So, we purchased it and gut renovated the place from top to bottom on a limited budget, finding inexpensive materials without sacrificing on our desired aesthetic and doing all of the design work on our own to save on costs.