{"id":20910,"date":"2024-06-28T04:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=20910"},"modified":"2025-12-09T09:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:30:47","slug":"cost-of-gutting-a-home-and-remodeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/cost-of-gutting-a-home-and-remodeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Makeover: What\u2019s the Cost of Gutting a Home and Remodeling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most home renovation shows would have you believe that gutting and remodeling your house is as simple as a 30-minute programming block. Draft up some pretty designs, get crazy with a sledgehammer, lay some tile, and bam \u2014 your dream house is complete.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b\u200b\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Renovating? Check your home value first<\/h3>\n                        <p>How much is your home worth today? In as little as two minutes, HomeLight can provide you with a preliminary estimate of value in preparation of your plans to renovate, remodel, or make repairs.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/simple-home-value\/quiz?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Input Address<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reality is a little more complicated, not to mention pricey. According to Angi, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-upgrades-increase-home-value\/\">full home renovation<\/a> costs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angi.com\/articles\/complete-house-renovation-cost.htm\">$183,000<\/a> on the high end, and that doesn\u2019t account for unexpected bumps along the way. To give a better picture of the cost of gutting a home and remodeling than what you see on your favorite flip show, this guide features:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out the total cost of gutting a home and remodeling it new \u2014 our guide includes a real-life quote and room-by-room expense breakdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":45103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[320,234],"tags":[790],"class_list":["post-20910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-add-value","category-home-improvement","tag-remodel-vs-renovation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Total Makeover: 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