There are all sorts of things that go towards the costs of your renovations. While it's definitely far easier (and more peaceful) to have someone else manage everything and work only with nicely bundled sums, if you're on a tight budget and you've got some time to spare there's a whole range of things you can do to put a leash on your expenses. Besides which, getting more involved's pretty damn satisfying...

Have you managed to save a lot of money on renovations? Have we missed anything obvious? Tell us at the bottom of our cover story.

Darcy Wilson
Editor - Build
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