Why do renovation budgets always creep up? Hidden plumbing leaks and unexpected structural repairs are the #1 reason home improvement projects go over budget. It’s why coops have “wet over wet“ requirements – Toilet pipe in ceiling middle of dinning room … and it’s a tenant or other apartment above, while having thanksgiving dinner and bang …. Not part of the scope of work but probably made the existing problem worse as we move or upgrade bathroom pipes, and bang, 150 year old hairline crack gets worse. So who pays for that !? I didn’t do it, it was there. Well, it wasn’t there before, you had me move pipes – on and on…. #HomeRenovation #RenovationLife #RealEstate #HouseFlipping HomeImprovement