Choose the repairs you have been told about and see what published references say they cost, added up. It shows ranges built from verified, dated figures, because no honest number can be given without seeing the house.
The interactive calculator needs JavaScript. You can still read how it works below, and the cost guide lists published prices in tables.
The references are different kinds: marketplaces that connect homeowners with contractors, repair companies describing their own work, and media or cost sites. The References list below says which is which and gives each one's date. Repairs that rest on a single reference are marked in the calculator.
No. It adds up price ranges that other publishers have printed. It does not know your house, soil, access, local labor prices or what the work will actually involve. Only a written bid after an inspection is a price.
We found no reliable published adjustment by state or ZIP code to apply, so the calculator does not pretend to one. See the cost guide for what drives local price differences.
Because the references describe different jobs and do not say how they were measured. A wide range is an honest answer to a question that cannot be answered from a distance.
HomeGuide says an average house uses 8 to 10; only an engineer's survey of your house can say how many you need.[6]
Figures and claims marked with a number come from these references. Dates are the publication or last-update dates shown by the publisher, where one was shown. Older references are flagged in the text.