What home projects really cost
Free cost calculators for U.S. homeowners. Each range is built from local labor wages, current material prices and contractor margins, then checked against more than 1,400 real quotes that homeowners received.
Cost guides
- Water heater replacement costTypical $2,700, most pay $1,430 to $5,160
- Bathroom remodel cost
- Kitchen remodel cost
- Window replacement cost
- Heat pump installation cost
- Roof replacement cost
- Gutter installation cost
- Fence installation cost
- Foundation repair cost
- HVAC replacement cost
- Siding replacement cost
- Concrete driveway cost
- Garage build cost
- Exterior painting cost
- Deck building cost
How we estimate
We model each job line by line: materials, installer hours times local wages, contractor overhead and profit, permits and disposal. Then we compare the result with verified quotes and permit data for the same kind of job. Read the full methodology.
Material calculators
- Concrete calculatorCubic yards and bags for slabs, footings and post holes
- Square footage calculatorRooms and odd shapes in feet and inches
- Gravel calculatorTons, cubic yards and bags of stone or sand
- Mulch calculatorBags and cubic yards for beds and tree rings
- Board foot calculatorLumber by the piece and logs by Doyle, Scribner or International
- Stair calculatorRisers, treads and stringer length, checked against the code
- Pool volume calculatorGallons for rectangle, round, oval and kidney pools
- Roofing calculatorRoof area, squares and shingle bundles by pitch
- Paint calculatorGallons of paint for walls, ceilings and siding
- Topsoil calculatorCubic yards, tons and bags of soil
- Tile calculatorTiles, boxes, thinset and grout
- Deck calculatorBoards, joists, screws and footings
Data studies
Home project labor costs by state: what roofers, plumbers, electricians and nine other trades earn in every state and 20 metros, and how many months of income a new roof costs. Free CSV data.