Renovation costs and scope creep
Hi all,
A fairly simple bathroom reno to replace 1980s tiles from the walls and early 2000s flooring after a toilet leak has now exploded into needing structural work due to joists being overnotched as well as a spiderweb of shims and homeowner specials over the last 100 years when the bathroom was first added to the house.
This is our only bathroom and so our expected 2 weeks out is now a month and the budget has tripled.
How do you prepare yourselves financially or psychologically for unexpected surprises? I'm trying to stay positive.