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Life Cycles and Cost Estimates:
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Home Maintenance Costs
All costs are estimates and prices will vary with how busy construction is
at the time of quote. Prices will vary with quality of material, level of difficulty
with installation and amount of preparation work. Low slope, steep slope, height
of building, flat lot or on the side of a cliff will affect the quote. Always
get a minimum of three quotes, type and length of warranty, references and always
hold back 10% payment for 30 days.
NOTE: By the hour trades will charge anywhere from $30 an hour for a
carpenter to $100 an hour for a telephone repairman. Ask for a rate and an estimate
of how long the job will take. Not all tradesmen give free estimates.
Roofing
 Strip and reshingle with
top quality asphalt shingles $4 a square foot, good for 30 years
Strip and reshingle with
cedar shingles $9 a square foot, good for 30 years
Install concrete tile roofing
$7 a square foot, good for 50 years and up
Install a new slate tile
roof $20 a square foot, good for 100 years and up
Strip and replace tar and
gravel $10 a square foot, good for 20 years
Install sheet metal roof
$20 a square foot
Flash chimney $500
Install a metal cricket
(30 inches or wider) $500
Reflash skylight $300
Valley flashings $25 a lineal
foot
Build single flue chimney
$200 a vertical foot
Repoint single flue chimney
$30 per row
Install concrete cap $300
Install rain cap $100
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Exterior
Install galvanized or aluminum
gutters and downspouts $5 a lineal foot, good for 20 years
Clean gutters in fall or
spring $150
Install copper gutters and
downspouts $25 a lineal foot, good for 100 years
Install aluminum soffits
and fascia $12 a lineal foot, indefinite life
Install aluminum siding
$6 a square foot, indefinite life
Install vinyl siding $5
a square foot, indefinite life
Install cedar siding $7
square foot, life depends on maintenance
Install regular wood siding
$5 a square foot, life depends on maintenance
Install stucco $12 a square
foot, life depends on maintenance
Repointing soft mortar $5
a square foot, hard mortar $8 a square foot
Replace deteriorated bricks
$30 a square foot
Painting trim $2500, good
for 6 years
Painting complete exterior
$3500, good for 6 years
Damp proof foundation walls
$300
Install perimeter drainage
tiles $150 a lineal foot
Install a deck $25 a square
foot, good for 20 years
Install interlocking brick
$8 a square foot, good for 20 years
Install concrete driveway
$10 square foot, good for 40 years
Install drain at bottom
of driveway $1500
Install concrete slab patio
$8 a square foot, good for 40 years
Build a detached single
car garage $10,000
Install a metal single garage
car door $1000
Build a retaining wall of
wood $25 a square foot, concrete $40 a square foot
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Structure
Install an interior door
opening $1000
New addition $100 a square
foot
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Insulation
Attic to R-40 $1.50 a square
foot
Blow insulation into flat/cathedral
ceiling or wall cavity $3 a square foot
Attic ventilation $50 a
vent
Exterior rigid insulation
prior to siding $2 a square foot
Basement walls $1 a square
foot
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Electrical
100 - 200 amp service $2000
Install a new breaker panel
$900
Replace a 20 amp circuit
breaker $100
Add an exterior outlet $300
Add an interior outlet $200
Replace outlet with Ground
Fault Circuit Interrupter $100
Install a light fixture
$200
Wire entire house $5000
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Plumbing
Complete plumbing on new
house $5000
Water line to house $150
a foot
Replace main shut off valve
$300
Install water heater $800,
good for 12 years
Replace toilet $500, good
for 40 years
Replace basin $350, good
for 20 years
Replace faucet $250, good
for 15 years
Replace bathtub $1500, good
for 30 years
Replace tub/shower faucet
$400
Retile bathtub enclosure
$1200
Replace shower stall pan
$1600
Install fiberglass shower
stall $2000
Install bathroom exhaust
fan $500
Install new bathroom $4000
Install kitchen sink $450
Install dishwasher $1000,
good for 15 years
Install garborator $600,
good for 12 years
Install kitchen stove hood
$500, good for 12 years
Connect to public sewers
$5000
Install submersible pump
in well $1000
Install jet/suction pump
for well $800
Install water softener $1000,
good for 15 years
Install a sauna $3000
Install a whirlpool $1500
Install a hot tub $3000
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Interior
Install drywall $3 square
foot
Spray stipple on existing
ceiling $1 a square foot
Install suspended ceiling
tile $5 a square foot
Sand and refinish hardwood
floors $3 a square foot
Install hardwood floor 3/8"
$8 a square foot, 3/4" $12 a square foot
Install parquet flooring
$7 a square foot
Install ceramic floor tiles
$15 a square foot
Install vinyl floor tiles
$3 a square foot
Install sheet vinyl $12
a square foot
Install synthetic carpet
$50 a square foot
Install wool carpet $60
a square foot
Replace windows $50 a square
foot
Install zero clearance fireplace
$3000
Install a masonry fireplace
$6000
Install a gas fireplace
$2500
Install interior door $250
Install interior french
doors $700
Install closet doors $250
Install sliding mirror doors
$1000
Install exterior door $1200
Install patio door $2000
Install skylight $2000
Remodel kitchen $10,000
Install kitchen cabinets
$250 per lineal foot
Install kitchen counter
$20 per lineal foot
Install central vacuum system
$2000
Paint entire interior $2000
Urethane injection of foundation
cracks $500 each
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Heating
Annual service by heating
contractor $250
Install mid efficiency forced
-air furnace $2500, good for 20 years
Install a high efficiency
forced-air furnace $4000, good for 25 years
Install a mid efficiency
boiler $4000, good for 25 years
Install a high efficiency
boiler $9000,good for 25 years
Rebuild firepot $600
Install circulating pump
$600, good for 25 years
Install expansion tank $300
Install blower $300, with
motor $600, good for 20 years
Install a humidifier $400,
good for 10 years
Install electric air filter
$800, good for 20 years
Install backflow preventer
$150
Stainless chimney liner
$20 a foot
Install a programmable thermostat
$300
New oil tank $800
Install an electric baseboard
heater $400
Clean ducting $500
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Air Conditioning / Heating Pumps
Add central A/C to existing
forced-air system $3000, good for 15 years
Add heat pump to existing
forced-air system $7000, good for 15 years
Replace condenser $2500
Install independent A/C
system $15,000, good for 15 years
Annual servicing $250
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