ReplaceCosts exists because most "cost calculators" for home projects are lead-generation forms in disguise: they take your address and phone number, and the "estimate" is a contractor calling you. This site is the opposite — the full price range, the methodology, and what actually moves the number, before anyone contacts you.
Each calculator combines national ranges aggregated from multiple published cost guides with a state labor-cost adjustment and quality tiers. Pages whose ranges were cross-checked against current published data say so; pages using editorial estimates say that too. The methodology, including its simplifications, is printed at the bottom of every page.
ReplaceCosts.com is an independent project. It is not owned by, or affiliated with, any contractor, installer, lender or manufacturer. At present the site carries no advertising and no referral relationships; if that ever changes, it will be disclosed on every affected page.
If you find a number that looks wrong, we genuinely want to know — email [email protected] with a source and we'll review it.
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