Where should a colon be placed to punctuate this sentence correctly?

We paid for several expensive home renovations a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.
A) We paid for several expensive home renovations a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.
B) We paid for several expensive home renovations: a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.
C) We paid for several expensive: home renovations a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.
D) We paid for several expensive home renovations a new back porch, a new fence, and: a new wall in the kitchen.

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In this situation, the colon is used to separate the list from the introduction to the list.

Introduction to List: We paid for several expensive home renovations

List: a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.

We are going to want to put our colon right smack in between the two.

We paid for several expensive home renovations: a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.

This sentence matches answer B.

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B) We paid for several expensive home renovations: a new back porch, a new fence, and a new wall in the kitchen.

Explanation:

Because the colon's are almost always used to begin a list, although other means may be used, It should go before the list.

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