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What it costs, worked out for your job
26 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
- PaversPavers, bedding sand, base depth and edge restraint.Patio · Paver base · Retaining wall
- 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
- Floor refinishingSandings left in the wood, recoat against a full sand, coats and days out of use.Sandings left · Screen and recoat · Cost · Engineered
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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.
- 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.
- MulchYards or bags, with last year's mulch subtracted and bulk compared to bags.