The 10 hidden home improvement costs you need to budget for, warn property experts

Compilation of a living room with skylights, a blue contemporary kitchen and a modern brick kitchene xtension from the exterior to highlight potential unexpected home improvement costs.

With the price of building supplies such as concrete, timber and bricks skyrocketing in the past few years, home improvements are expensive enough these days. So when you're hit with unexpected home improvement costs, it can tip budgets – not to mention homeowners – over the edge. 

Aside from the fact certain home improvements won't add value, it's all too easy to be caught out by extra bills that seemly come out of the blue to make any renovations feel even more risky.