Estimate a renovation budget by room type and quality.
Renovation costs are estimated per square foot, with kitchen and bath running higher than unfinished space. A contingency reserve covers the surprises that always appear. Every remodel runs over its first estimate, so building in a 10-20 percent contingency keeps a project from stalling mid-way.
Renovation Cost
Budget = area x per-sq-ft rate x quality x (1 + contingency)
Per-square-foot budgets are rough norms; actual quotes depend heavily on local labor and material prices.
Budget = area x per-sq-ft rate x quality x (1 + contingency) Renovation costs are estimated per square foot, with kitchen and bath running higher than unfinished space. A contingency reserve covers the surprises that always appear.
Every remodel runs over its first estimate, so building in a 10-20 percent contingency keeps a project from stalling mid-way.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Project area, Room type, Quality level, Contingency. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.