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116 jobs priced from your own measurements rather than from a national average. Material is separated from labour, only the labour is adjusted for where you live, and the size is worked out before the price — because a total means nothing until you know what it is a total of.
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Every job, priced
Each of these carries its own calculator. You do not read a range and guess where you fall in it — you put your own numbers in and get your own figure, with the working shown.
- Roof replacementSquares, bundles, underlayment and ridge, adjusted for pitch.Roof pitch · Shingles · Tear-off
- WindowsPriced by united inches, with insert against full frame and an honest energy payback.Installed cost · Insert vs full frame · Vinyl windows · Energy payback
- Central air conditioningInstalled price per ton, by size and SEER2 — and what an oversized quote is costing you.Cost per ton · SEER2 tiers · Sizing · Ductwork
- CarpetRoll width, seam placement and the offcut nobody accounts for.Stairs · Roll width · Installed cost
- Water heaterTank gallons or tankless flow rate from real fixture demand.Tankless · Storage tank · Heat pump
- Tankless water heaterGallons a minute at YOUR temperature rise, not the figure on the box.GPM · Temperature rise · Gas line · Electric
- HardwoodInstalled cost by the method the subfloor forces, with boards, cleats and the winter gap.Installation cost · Cleats and staples · Over concrete · Engineered
- FencePosts, rails, pickets and concrete, with frost-depth post holes.Post depth · Pickets · Chain link
- FlooringBoxes of laminate, vinyl plank or hardwood, with racking waste.Laminate · Vinyl plank · Hardwood · Refinishing
- SidingSquares of vinyl or fibre cement, minus openings, plus trim.Vinyl · Fiber cement · Gables
- DrywallSheets by size, plus mud, tape, screws and corner bead.Joint compound · Studs · Finish levels
- GuttersLinear feet, downspout count and the sizing for your rainfall.Gutter size · Downspouts · Slope
- TileTile by pattern, thinset from the trowel, grout from the joint width.Grout · Thinset · Shower · Backsplash
- Garage doorInstalled price by size and construction, and whether the insulation returns anything.Insulated doors · R-value · Sizes · Door weight
- Garage door springThe exact spring from the door's weight, and the cycle rating turned into years.Spring size · Cycle life · High cycle · DIY vs pro
- Sod and turfPallets of sod, seed by species or turf by the roll, priced over 20 years.Sod pallets · Grass seed · Artificial turf · Installed cost
- PaversPavers, bedding sand, base depth and edge restraint.Patio · Paver base · Retaining wall
- Floor refinishingSandings left in the wood, recoat against a full sand, coats and days out of use.Sandings left · Screen and recoat · Cost · Engineered
- CountertopsSlabs nested from your actual runs, the seams they force, and the offcut you pay for.Granite · Quartz · Seams · Cost per sq ft
- Metal roofPanels cut to length, counted on coverage, with every run of trim.Standing seam · Panels · Trim · Cost
- InsulationDepth to reach the R your zone asks for, and what every rung of it actually earns.Attic · Blown-in · R-value · Spray foam
- FurnaceInstalled price by size and AFUE, and the chimney work the efficient one forces.AFUE tiers · Sizing · Chimney liner · Payback
- Epoxy floorGallons from solids and film thickness, preparation priced apart, and cost per year of service.Cost per sq ft · Coverage · DIY vs pro · Preparation
- Artificial turfRolls with a grain, the compacted base, infill and edging.Rolls · Base · Infill · For dogs
- Mini splitInstalled price zone by zone, with the condenser that carries them and the circuit it needs.Installation cost · Multi-zone · Head sizing · Line sets
- Kitchen cabinetsA real schedule of boxes, with the corner overlap and the filler nobody counts.How many cabinets · Corner cabinets · Stock or custom · Cost per box
- Garage door openerFitted price by drive type, and the fault triage that comes before buying one.Repair vs replace · Drive types · Horsepower · Battery backup
- Heat pumpInstalled price per ton, and the balance point that decides the January bill.Balance point · Cold climate · Running cost · Dual fuel
- Build cost per sq ftInstalled cost per ft² for every trade on the site, calculated not quoted.Tile · Flooring · Whole house · By state
- Chain linkTerminal posts, line posts, fabric by the roll and what the shape of the yard costs.Cost per foot · Post spacing · Gates · Gauge
- Kitchen remodelA budget split by trade, stepped by what moves, with every line handed to its calculator.Average cost · What moves · Cost breakdown · Small kitchens
- Cabinet refacingCounted in doors, and priced against painting and against new cabinets on the same kitchen.Reface or replace · Painting instead · Cost per door · Door materials
- Bathroom vanityWhether the drain has to move, which decides more than the cabinet does.Floating vanities · Double vanities · Vanity tops · Replacing one
- BathtubFour ways out, ranked by cost per year of service — which is not the order you expect.Reglazing · Replacing it · Liners · Tub to shower
- ToiletThe rough-in, the flange nobody can see, and a payback of about two years.Rough-in size · Flange repair · Water savings · Doing it yourself
- FlagstoneTons from coverage at your thickness, and the slab the mortared option hides.Coverage per ton · Dry-laid · Over concrete · Irregular or cut
- Electrical panelThe NEC load calculation that decides it, then the panel and the service priced apart.Load calculation · 200 amp upgrade · Breaker box · EV charger
- BaseboardA real cut list — which sticks to buy and what comes off each one — then the price.Replacing baseboards · How much to buy · Coping corners · MDF or wood
- Crown moldingCompound angles for every corner, and a run with nothing deducted for doors.Angle chart · Cutting it flat · Spring angle · Doing it yourself
- SprinklersZones from your measured flow, head-to-head spacing, and what the trench really costs.How many zones · Head spacing · Repair costs · Run times
- Pool heaterHolding is surface, reaching is volume — and the gas line is a third of what it needs.BTU sizing · Heat pumps · Gas line capacity · Replacing one
- Wallpaper hangingPer strip, not per square foot — and the rate is wrong in both directions.Per square foot · Removal cost · Hanging labour · Checking a quote
- Door frameSplit jambs, rotted frames, casing or a new frame — against a new pre-hung door.Exterior door frame · Door frame repair · Door jamb · Door casing
- Carpet cleaningBy the room with a minimum, stairs and extras — against the cost of replacing the carpet.Per room · Stairs · Upholstery · Pet treatment
- Concrete patioFrom the slab up, with broom, coloured, exposed or stamped finishes — and the crew minimum.Stamped concrete · Per square foot · Exposed aggregate · Replacing a patio
- Hot tub installationThe base, the 240 V circuit and the delivery — and the weight a deck would have to carry.Wiring a hot tub · Concrete pad · Swim spa · Running cost
- Whole-house dehumidifierDucted, basement or crawl space, sized by the area it keeps dry — and what it costs to run.Ducted, whole house · Crawl space · Basement · Running cost
- Lawn aerationCore aeration by the square foot with its minimum, and the seed your grass needs to overseed.Aeration and overseeding · Per acre · Dethatching · Renting an aerator
- Whole-house humidifierSized in gallons a day from the air your house leaks, then priced: bypass, fan-powered or steam.Bypass · Steam · On a heat pump · Sizing
- ShedKit, prebuilt or built on site with every stud and sheet counted — and the base as its own line.10 × 12 shed · Materials list · Kit installation · Pole shed
- Lawn mowingBy the visit and the season: the grass decides how many weeks there are to mow.Per mow · Per acre · Lawn care · Your own mower
- Home additionTrade by trade: the tie-in, plumbing and heating cost the same on a small addition as on a big one.Room addition · Bathroom addition · Second story · Garage addition
- Window cleaningBy the window and the ladder: inside and out is nearly double, and every storey adds.Exterior window washing · Per window · Screens and tracks · Hard-water spots
- Driveway sealingA coating, not a repair: cracks filled first, every three years, and not once the base has failed.Asphalt sealcoating · Concrete sealer · Sealing it yourself · Crack filling
- Subfloor repairThe plywood is the cheap part: the floor on top, the leak and the joists move the price.Patching · Replacing a room · Floor joists · Sagging floors
- Circuit breakersThe visit is the bill, the panel decides the breaker, and a tripping breaker is usually working.GFCI breakers · AFCI breakers · Main breaker · Tripping breakers
- Heated floorsA mat under a bathroom's tile or water under a house's floors, priced on the heated floor only.Heated bathroom floor · Electric floor heating · Hydronic radiant heating · Running cost
- Heated drivewaysA new driveway plus the heating, the service or boiler it needs, and ten winters against a plow.Electric · Hydronic · Tire tracks · Running cost
- Gas linesBy the foot, sized by the appliance's BTU and distance, with the meter checked against the whole house.To a stove · Grills, fire pits, generators · Moving the meter · Leak repair
- Sump pumpsThe pump is the cheap part; sized against the lift, backed up for the storm that cuts the power.Replacing a pump · A new pit · Battery backup · Repairs
- Gutter guardsBy the foot and chosen by the tree; they spread the cleaning out, and pay back only where it was frequent.Types of guard · Per foot · For pine needles · Guards or cleaning
- Egress windowsA foundation job with a window in it, and the clear opening checked against the code.New egress · Enlarging a basement window · Window wells · Basement window replacement
- Water filtrationThe system follows from the water: carbon for city chlorine, a train for a well, RO at the kitchen tap.City water · Well water · Reverse osmosis · Ten years of upkeep
- Gutter cleaningBy the foot and the storey; guards spread the cleaning out, they do not end it.Per foot · How often · Guards or cleaning · Doing it yourself
- Retaining wallsPer square foot of face, with the drainage behind every wall and the engineer over four feet.Block walls · Poured concrete · Timber walls · Stone walls
- Window glassThe glass, not the window: fog is a failed seal, doors are tempered, and past half a new window, buy the window.Double-pane units · Single panes · Sliding door glass · Tempered and laminated glass
- Electrical outletsThe service call is the bill; adding is the wire's path; 240 V is a circuit sized to the load.Adding an outlet · 240 V outlets · Two-prong outlets · USB and smart outlets
- French drainStone in tons, pipe by the foot — and an outlet that works.Per foot · Gravel for a French drain · Basement drain tile · Footing drain
- Air duct cleaningBy the register and the system, under negative air — often not needed; the dryer vent is.Dryer vent cleaning · Coil and blower · Mold in ducts · Is it worth it
- Pressure washingBy the square foot, with the method each surface needs: soft, pressure or low.House washing · Driveway · Roof cleaning · Deck
- Concrete drivewayThe slab from the slab engine, the old driveway out, the finish and the street.Replacement · Per square foot · Stamped · Calculator
- Bathtub replacementThe tub is cheap; the wall it is trapped behind is not. Alcove, freestanding or walk-in.Walk-in tubs · Freestanding · Without removing tile · Installation
- Mold removalCleaning under 10 sq ft, remediation with containment over it — and the water first.Mold remediation · Black mold · Attic mold · Per square foot
- Tree removalHeight sizes the job; what the tree would hit sets the price; the stump by the inch.Estimate · Stump grinding · Trimming · Crane removal
- FaucetsThe faucet is what you choose; the stops, the holes and the valve in the wall set the bill.Bathroom faucet · Tub and shower · Outdoor faucet · Labour only
- Window ACSized to the room, checked against the circuit, run for ten summers.Installation · BTU sizing · Through-the-wall · Running cost
- Range hoodThe duct is the job; sized to the range; makeup air over 400 cfm.Over-the-range microwave · Island hoods · Venting through the roof · Ductless
- Screened porchPriced from what is there now: the screen is cheap, the roof is not.Screening a covered porch · Roof over a deck · Rescreening · Pool enclosures
- BlindsStock or made to measure, seven kinds, and the window's depth decides the mount.Per window · Installation · Cellular and roller shades · Motorised
- Window screensRescreen a straight frame, replace a bent one; the cloth sets the rest.Repair and rescreening · Screen doors · Solar screens · Doing it yourself
- Sewer lineThe camera picks the method; the depth and the ground on top set the price.Per foot · Trenchless · Spot repair · Clearing a clog
- ShuttersBy the square foot of window, with the mount the depth allows; exterior by the pair.Per window · Per square foot · Exterior shutters · Painting shutters
- Drop ceilingGrid counted piece by piece, borders centred, and the height it leaves.Per square foot · Replacing the tiles · Grid calculator · Low ceilings
- BoilerSized to the house and the radiators; condensing only if they let it; run for ten winters.Gas boiler · Oil boiler · Steam boiler · Condensing and combi
- SkylightYou pay for the hole — framing, flashing, roofer and the light shaft — not the glass.Replacing one · Sun tunnel · Venting and electric · Reflashing a leak
- Concrete sidewalkPriced by the foot of edge — forms, base, joints, short load — not the yard.Per square foot · Replacing an old walk · Paver walkway · Pouring it yourself
- Popcorn ceilingTest first; then scrape, skim over, cover or abate — priced finished and painted.Per square foot · Asbestos · Painted texture · Doing it yourself
- DuctworkBy the run, not the house — and sealing priced first, because the leak is the job.Installation · Duct sealing · Flex or metal · Attic ducts
- FireplaceThe unit is rarely half of it: vent, gas line, enclosure and finish, six kinds on one house.Gas insert · Electric fireplace · The gas line · Vent-free
- Crawl spaceVented with batts or sealed with a liner — both priced, and the vapor barrier under both.Encapsulation · Vapor barrier · R-value by zone · Dehumidifier
- Fascia and soffitBy the foot of eave and rake, with the gutter as a line and the vented feet the attic needs.Soffit · Aluminium wrap · Attic ventilation · Rotten rafter tails
- Stucco repairHard is a crack, soft is a wall — and the patch never matches.Cracks · Patching a hole · Soft or bulging stucco · Fog coat
- Carpet removalBy what holds it down and what the roll weighs. Glue is the job.Per square foot · Glue-down carpet · Disposal · Doing it yourself
- ThermostatPriced by the wire, not the device. The C wire is the installation.Smart thermostat · No C wire · Heat pump · Baseboard heat
- Roof repairBy cause, with the finding and the minimum as their own lines. The leak is uphill.Roof leak · Chimney flashing · Missing shingles · Repair or replace
- Interior doorPer door, by kind — and the second door is the cheap one.Slab or pre-hung · Pocket door · Closet doors · Every door in the house
- Concrete repairThe crack tells you what to do: seal, lift, resurface, or replace.Resurfacing · Lifting a settled slab · Self-levelling · Repair or replace
- Exterior doorSlab or pre-hung: the slab keeps the frame that was the problem.Front door · Storm door · Slab or pre-hung · Steel, fibreglass, wood
- DishwasherWhat the shop's installation price covers, and what it does not. Four ways, three jobs.Installation cost · The shop's installer · First installation · Repair or replace
- Patio doorSame size, wider or new: the opening decides it. Sliding against French by width.Sliding glass door · French doors · Replacing one · A wider opening
- Water softenerSized in grains at the efficient dose; priced by whether there is a loop.What size · Salt per year · On a loop · Replacing one
- Interior paintingThe whole house, per square foot of wall — with the scope and the prep as the lines that move.Per square foot · Walls, ceilings, trim · Preparation · Doing it yourself
- Cabinet paintingPer door, three finishes, and which doors cannot be painted at all.Per door · Sprayed or brushed · Thermofoil doors · Doing it yourself
- Bathroom exhaust fanSized by what the duct lets through. It has to go outside.First installation · What size fan · The duct · Venting into the attic
- Garbage disposalSame mount, new mount, or first time. The outlet is the surprise.First installation · Labour cost · Which horsepower · Doing it yourself
- Exterior paintingWall area from the footprint. Prep priced apart from the paint.Per square foot · Gallons needed · Trim · Pre-1978 homes
- Ceiling fanSwap, light-to-fan or new wiring. Sized for the room, rod for the ceiling.With existing wiring · Without wiring · Fan size for the room · Downrod length
- GFCI outletsOne protects the whole circuit. Count circuits, not outlets.How many you need · Two-prong outlets · GFCI breaker · Doing it yourself
- Drywall repairYou are not paying for the hole. You are paying for the wall around it.Holes by size · Matching texture · Water damage · The minimum charge
- Pool pumpSized by flow and by the pipe you already have, never by horsepower.What size · Variable speed · Doing it yourself · Pipe limits
- Pool maintenanceThe pump costs more than the chlorine, and most of it is habit.Per month · Pump running cost · Heating a pool · Cost per swim
- Pool resurfacingPriced on the walls, compared by the year, and the month nobody is paid for.Replastering · Pebble finishes · The start-up · Cost per year
- Pool linerThe quote is for the liner. The day also empties the pool.Replacing one · 20 vs 27 mil · Doing it yourself · What is underneath
- Shower doorThree measurements decide which doors fit. The price is the last question.Frameless · Sliding · Replacing one · Tub doors
- Shower remodelPriced by the tiled wall, not the footprint — and the pan is where showers fail.Walk-in showers · Tub to shower · Pan systems · Curbless
- Bathroom remodelA budget by trade, counted in days as well as money, with the invisible line named.Small bathrooms · What moves · Cost breakdown · How long it takes
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Some jobs are asked about the other way round — not “what does concrete cost” but “how much concrete do I need”. Those have their own pages, framed around the quantity, and they price the job too.
- ConcreteYards, bags, rebar and joints for slabs, footings and piers.
- Concrete slabYards with the thickened edge, base, barrier, steel and joint layout.
- StairsRisers, treads, stringer length and the code checks, with a scale diagram.
- Board feetVolume, weight and price of lumber, plus the three log rules that disagree.
- Square footageArea and volume for any shape, in the units the job uses.
- BTU / HVAC sizingHeating and cooling load by room, climate zone and insulation.
- Roof pitchRise and run, degrees, grade and the area multiplier, in both directions.
- PaintGallons by coat and substrate, not one flat spread rate.
- Recessed lightingHow many, how far apart, the layout drawn to scale, and what it costs installed.
- SolarReal production from your roof's orientation, with every loss between nameplate and meter.
- Wire sizeAmpacity and voltage drop together, and the distance at which the answer changes.
- RampsThe footprint with every landing counted, folded into a switchback when it will not fit.
- Stud / framingStuds, plates, headers and sheathing, counted the way a framer counts them — and the cost.
- Concrete blockBlocks, pallets, mortar, core fill, rebar and footing — and what the wall costs to build.
- WallpaperIn whole rolls, with the pattern repeat — because paper is not sold by the foot.
- Pool saltHow many bags — and how often the honest answer is none.
- Pool volumeGallons from the shape of the floor, not from an average of two depths.
- DeckBoards from real stock lengths, framing, stairs and 25-year cost.
- AsphaltTons by compacted depth, plus seal, overlay or rebuild priced side by side.
- GravelTons or yards by stone type, at the compacted depth.
- Rubber mulchBags or tons, the playground depth and use zone, and ten years against wood.
- MulchYards or bags, with last year's mulch subtracted and bulk compared to bags.