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Per-sqft and per-job quotes for builders, remodelers, and finish trades. 25 free calculators, no signup.
Closet Design Fee Check FREE
Closet designers: flat fees covering free consults and revisions.
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Stage Quote Builder FREE
Home stagers: project quotes with inventory carrying cost and overhead.
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Stucco Patch Quote Check FREE
Stucco repair: per-job quotes with moisture and color-match leaks.
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Ceiling Quote Check FREE
Ceiling removal contractors: per-sqft quotes with skim and paint lines.
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Drywall Patch Price Check FREE
Drywall contractors: patch quotes with dry-time trips and texture work.
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Polish Quote Check FREE
Concrete polishers: per-sqft quotes with finish tiers and prep.
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Stamp Quote Check FREE
Stamped concrete: per-sqft quotes with colorant and yardage math.
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Pergola Quote Check FREE
Pergola builders: per-sqft quotes with footings, permits, electrical.
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Stain Quote Check FREE
Deck/fence staining: per-sqft quotes with prep and railing time.
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Deck Quote Check FREE
Deck builders: per-sqft quotes with railings, stairs, tear-out.
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Tile Quote Check FREE
Tile installers: per-job quotes with prep, waterproofing, niches.
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Post Quote Check FREE
Fence repair: per-post quotes with dig-out, concrete, re-hangs.
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Fence Quote Check FREE
Fence contractors: per-foot quotes with gates, tear-out, terrain.
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Pellet Clean Quote Check FREE
Pellet stove techs: per-visit quotes with vent pipe and neglect tiers.
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Projector Install Quote FREE
Home theater techs: itemized install quotes with cable runs.
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Stove Install Quote Check FREE
Stove installers: per-install quotes with liner, hearth, permits.
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Awning Re-cover Quote Check FREE
Awning contractors: fabric-replacement quotes with fit risk.
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Radon System Quote Check FREE
Radon mitigation: system quotes with callback reserve.
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Crawlspace Quote Check FREE
Encapsulation contractors: per-sqft quotes with scope and clearance.
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Screen Quote Check FREE
Screen repair: per-screen quotes with trip fee and mesh tiers.
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Pane Price Check FREE
Window cleaners: per-pane quotes with screens, tracks, ladder work.
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Blast Quote Check FREE
Media blasters: per-job quotes with media, containment, masking.
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Staging Rental Rate Check FREE
Stagers: monthly furniture rental rates with payback math.
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Stage Quote Check FREE
Stagers: per-project pricing with furniture rental and lingering risk.
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Closet Quote Check FREE
Closet installers: per-project quotes with drawers and finish tiers.
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Pricing building & renovation work honestly

Construction quotes die by a thousand uncounted cuts: tear-out that runs long, dry-time trips nobody priced, permits, waste factors, and material grades the customer upgrades mid-job. These calculators build quotes the way jobs actually unfold, line by line, so the number you sign is the number you keep.

Pricing rules that protect your margin

  • Quote tear-out and prep as their own lines. Hiding them inside a per-sqft rate is how margins vanish.
  • Count your trips. Dry time, inspections, and punch-list returns are labor; build them into the quote, not your weekend.
  • Lock the material grade in writing. A mid-job upgrade to premium tile or fixtures should trigger a change order, not a shrug.
  • Add a waste factor to every material line: 10 percent is standard, more for diagonal layouts and fragile finishes.

Questions, answered

How do I price per square foot honestly?
Add materials with waste, labor at your crew's real pace per sqft, prep and tear-out, disposal, and overhead. The per-sqft tools here break each layer out so you can see which one is squeezing you.
What margin should a renovation quote carry?
Whatever your overhead demands: most small contractors need 25 to 40 percent gross margin to cover trucks, insurance, licenses, and slow spells. Price to the margin, not to win the bid.

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