Today I am going to write a blog post all about the cost of renovating our home. Since we purchased our home back in 2019, it has been a long old road to getting it to where it is today. When we first moved in, we had a plan to just take things one day at a time and renovate very slowly. However, once we got the keys and we were moved into the house, we went at it all guns blazing. It was just sheer excitement about having a space of our own and we really went mad. Renovations are by no means cheap. That is why I wanted to write this blog post today. I want to very briefly share the costs of renovating and a little about the changes that we made.
The breakdown.
To start things off, I am going to break down room. Some rooms had big changes, other quite small. Here I am going to break down the prices in a very simple way, just to give you a rough idea about the kind of money that we have parted ways with since 2019 for our home:
| Hallways and staircases (new carpets, panelling and décor)          | £4,000 |
| Garage (full conversion into a snug lounge)                       | £12,000 |
| Kitchen (new counter tops, units, tiles and sink) | £5,000 |
| Dining room (panelling, décor and light fitting)  | £4,000 |
| Conservatory (panelling, new doors, wallpaper, flooring)  | £8,000 |
| Garden (removable of bushes, AstroTurf, new slabs) | £9,000 |
| Lounge (installation of chimney breast, new carpet, panelling) | £5,000 |
| Spare bedroom no.1 (wooden flooring, panelling, light fitting) | £2,000 |
| Master bathroom (full new bathroom suite) | £6,500 |
| Master bedroom (new carpet, panelling, light fitting, décor) | £9,000 |
| Ensuite (full new suite) | £4,500 |
| Spare bedroom no.2 (new wooden flooring, panelling, light fitting) | £3,000 |
| Dressing room (wooden flooring, light fitting, ikea units) | £2,000 |
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| Total | £74,000 |
As you can see, the cost of renovating our home has not been cheap. There have been many points since getting the keys to our home where we wanted to cut corners. For example, in August of 2021, we had a horrendous leak in our ensuite. At the time, we just wanted to patch it up and save a little cash. However, we made a commitment to maximise the value of this house, so we opted for a new bathroom suite. At times, parting with this much cash has really been a very bitter pill to swallow. However, that being said, I adore our house.
Conclusion
I have said before here on my blog that I grew up in a single parent household, money was tight and our house really showed that. However, I always said that once we got our own house, that would never be the case. Never in this house do we want to ‘make do’. Everything that goes into this house I want to be here not through necessity but because we want it to be there. As always here on my blog, I would love to hear from you. Please do leave me a comment below. Let me know if you have renovated a home and what kind of costs you incurred.
