20 sneaky expenses of renovating your home

Terence Loose

Renovating your home can be an exciting but pricey proposition. The average home renovation cost more than $35,000, according to the consumer information website HomeAdvisor, based on its members' reports. The average kitchen remodel alone cost more than $20,000.

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Suffice it to say, with these kinds of costs involved, the last thing you need are unexpected renovation expenses. So, GOBankingRates asked several experts to outline 20 of the most common sneaky renovating expenses they've seen — and how to stop them from exploding your renovation budget.

Check out 20 sneaky renovating expenses below:

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