National Repair & Remodeling Estimator 2024

The complete pricing guide for dwelling reconstruction costs.

Current prices in dollars and cents for hard-to-find items needed on most insurance, repair, remodeling, and renovation jobs. All price items include labor, material, and equipment breakouts, plus special charts that tell you exactly how these costs are calculated.

Provides recommended crew sizes; average production rates; exact material, equipment, and labor costs; a total unit cost and a total price including overhead and profit.

Separate listings for high- and low-volume builders, so prices shown are specific for any size business. Estimating tips specific to repair and remodeling work to make your bids complete, realistic, and profitable.

2023 Guide to Pricing Repair and Remodeling Work

• Cabinetry - Base, Corner, Broom, Drawer, Sink, Oven, Wall, Island, Vanity, Utility Closet
• Closet Doors - Bi-folding, Sliding, Bypassing, Mirror Doors, Louver Doors
• Concrete - Footings, Forms, Reinforcing, Foundations, Slabs, Finishing, Screed
• Demolition - Concrete, Masonry, Framing, Sheathing, Flooring, Trim, Paneling
• Doors - Prehung, Screen, Glass Sliding, Panel, Flush, Garage
• Electrical - Service Entrance, Sub-Panels, Flex, Romex, BX, Outlets, Switches
• Fences - Board, Basketweave, Chain Link, Split Rail, Gates, Posts and Rails
• Flooring - Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Asphalt Tile, Sheet Vinyl, Base and Cove
• Framing - Plates, Studs, Rafters, Joists, Sheathing, Subflooring, Headers
• Heating - Radiant Ceiling, Bathroom, Wall Heaters, Furnaces, Controls, Vents
• Insulation - Batts, Blankets, Vermiculite, Fiberboard, Pouring Wool, Board
• Lighting - Fluorescent, Incandescent Ceiling & Wall Fixtures, Track Lighting
• Masonry - Brick, Block, Chimneys, Veneer, Columns, Foundations, Reinforcing
• Painting - Removal, Surface Preparation, Sanding, Puttying, Stain, Varnish
• Paneling - Hardboard, Particleboard, Masonite, Birch, Mahogany, Oak, Ash
• Plaster & Stucco - Gypsum Lath, Metal Lath, Wood Lath, Two & Three Coat Plaster
• Plumbing - Tubs, Dishwashers, Disposers, Lavatories, Showers, Sinks, Spas
• Roofing - Asphalt Shingles, Wood Shingles & Shakes, Built-up Asphalt
• Siding - Aluminum, Cedar & Redwood Bevel & Drop, Board & Batten, Plywood, Shingle
• Suspended Ceilings - Fiberglass, Luminous & Mineral Panels with Grid System
• Windows - Aluminum & Wood Double Hung, Sliding, Casement, Awning, Picture

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Contents:

Abbreviations, 20

Acoustical treatment, 21

Adhesives, 24

Air conditioning, 28

Bath accessories, 38

Bathtubs (includes whirlpool), 44

Cabinets, 60
Kitchen / Vanity

Canopies, 75

Carpet, 78

Caulking, 80

Ceramic tile, 83
Countertop / Floors / Walls

Closet door systems, 86
Bi-folding / Mirror / Sliding

Columns, 94

Concrete, cast-in-place, 96
Footings / Forms / Foundations / Reinforcing

Countertops, 106
Ceramic tile / Formica / Wood

Cupolas, 108

Demolition, 109
Concrete / Masonry / Rough carpentry

Dishwashers, 125

Door frames, 127

Door hardware, 129

Doors, 131
Exterior / Interior

Drywall, 148

Electrical, 150
General residential/Special systems

Entrances, 155

Excavation, 155

Fences, 157
Board / Chain link / Gates / Split rail

Fiberglass panels, 163

Fireplaces, 165

Food centers, 167

Framing (rough carpentry), 168
Beams / Joists / Rafters / Trusses

Garage door operators, 219

Garage doors, 216

Garbage disposers, 220

Glass and glazing, 222

Glu-lam products, 225
Beams / Purlins / Sub-purlins / Ledgers

Gutters and downspouts, 250

Hardwood flooring, 253
Block / Parquetry / Strip

Heating, 256
Boilers / Forced air / Space heaters

Insulation, 263
Batt or roll / Loose fill / Rigid

Lighting fixtures, 270
Indoor / Outdoor

Mantels, fireplace, 273

Marlite paneling, 273

Masonry, 274
Brick / Concrete block / Glass block Glazed tile / Quarry tile / Veneer

Medicine cabinets, 41

Molding and trim, 290
Pine / Oak / Redwood / Resin

Painting and cleaning, 318
Interior / Exterior

Paneling, 332

Plaster and stucco, 336

Range hoods, 340

Resilient flooring, 342
Linoleum / Tile / Vinyl

Roofing, 348
Aluminum / Built-up / Clay tile / Composition Mineral surface / Wood shakes or shingles

Sheet metal, 364
Flashing / Gravel stop / Roof edging / Vents

Shower and tub doors, 368

Shower bases or receptors, 373

Shower stalls, 375

Shower tub units, 378

Shutters, 379

Siding, 382
Aluminum / Hardboard / Vinyl/Wood

Sinks, 394
Bathroom / Kitchen / Utility

Skylights, 411

Spas, 417

Stairs, 420
Stair parts / Shop fabricated stairs

Suspended ceilings, 424

Toilets, bidets, urinals, 428

Trash compactors, 434

Ventilation, 435
Flue piping / Chimney vent

Wallpaper, 438

Water heaters, 439
Electric / Gas / Solar

Water softeners, 447

Windows, 448
Aluminum / Horizontal slide / Wood / Garden

Index 484