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How pricing works

Every result is a 2026 US national average for planning. It is not a local bid. The typical column is the number to remember. Low is a cheaper metro and a simpler job. High is a costlier metro, a better specification, or more labor hours. Sales tax is not included. Tax on materials runs from nothing in some states to about 10 percent in others, and you should add yours on top.

Labor is optional. Turn it off and the low, typical, and high totals become materials only. Leave it on when you want a figure to set next to a contractor’s proposal. Project totals and line items are rounded to the nearest dollar. The rate table below keeps cents, because a price per square foot is useless if it rounds to zero.

Paint coverage is 350 square feet per gallon. A door opening is 21 square feet. A window opening is 15 square feet. Whole-home rooms are treated as squares with 8-foot walls and one door plus one window each. Small paint jobs also pay a supplies minimum, which the unit-rate table does not apply.

Left out, unless a line on the bathroom or kitchen page names it: permits, design fees, dumpster fees beyond the named line, rotten structure, lead-safe work, a second roof layer, steep-pitch roofing, stairs on a deck, and demolition of an old slab or an old fence.

Unit rates

Installed typical is materials plus labor for one unit. Fence is per linear foot. Roofs are shown per square foot of roof surface.

  • Interior paint, economy, 2 coats

    per sq ft of wall

    Low
    $1.89
    Typical
    $3.12
    High
    $4.82

    Materials $0.27 · Labor $2.85. Two coats. The supplies minimum used on very small rooms is not in this unit rate.

  • Interior paint, standard, 2 coats

    per sq ft of wall

    Low
    $2.01
    Typical
    $3.27
    High
    $5.00

    Materials $0.42 · Labor $2.85. Two coats. The supplies minimum used on very small rooms is not in this unit rate.

  • Interior paint, premium, 2 coats

    per sq ft of wall

    Low
    $2.15
    Typical
    $3.44
    High
    $5.23

    Materials $0.59 · Labor $2.85. Two coats. The supplies minimum used on very small rooms is not in this unit rate.

  • LVP, builder grade

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $4.17
    Typical
    $6.36
    High
    $9.01

    Materials $3.46 · Labor $2.90. Luxury vinyl plank. Material includes 8% waste and a pad allowance. Tear-out is extra.

  • LVP, mid-grade

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $5.84
    Typical
    $8.40
    High
    $11.80

    Materials $5.35 · Labor $3.05. Luxury vinyl plank. Material includes 8% waste and a pad allowance. Tear-out is extra.

  • LVP, premium

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $8.41
    Typical
    $11.62
    High
    $15.93

    Materials $8.32 · Labor $3.30. Luxury vinyl plank. Material includes 8% waste and a pad allowance. Tear-out is extra.

  • Hardwood, standard

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $10.65
    Typical
    $14.55
    High
    $20.04

    Materials $9.35 · Labor $5.20. Prefinished hardwood. Material includes 10% waste. Install labor is on the net area. Tear-out is extra.

  • Hardwood, mid-grade

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $14.24
    Typical
    $19.56
    High
    $26.58

    Materials $13.86 · Labor $5.70. Prefinished hardwood. Material includes 10% waste. Install labor is on the net area. Tear-out is extra.

  • Hardwood, premium

    per sq ft of floor

    Low
    $20.25
    Typical
    $27.40
    High
    $38.55

    Materials $20.90 · Labor $6.50. Prefinished hardwood. Material includes 10% waste. Install labor is on the net area. Tear-out is extra.

  • Floor tile, ceramic, straight

    per sq ft

    Low
    $10.18
    Typical
    $16.69
    High
    $25.73

    Materials $6.44 · Labor $10.25. Includes 10% waste and setting materials. Tear-out is not included.

  • Floor tile, porcelain, straight

    per sq ft

    Low
    $12.89
    Typical
    $20.74
    High
    $31.57

    Materials $9.74 · Labor $11.00. Includes 10% waste and setting materials. Tear-out is not included.

  • Floor tile, stone, straight

    per sq ft

    Low
    $20.28
    Typical
    $31.99
    High
    $50.37

    Materials $17.99 · Labor $14.00. Natural stone. Higher set labor. Tear-out is not included.

  • Backsplash, porcelain, straight

    per sq ft

    Low
    $17.43
    Typical
    $27.52
    High
    $43.00

    Materials $9.02 · Labor $18.50. Includes 12% waste. Labor is higher per foot than a floor.

  • Wood privacy fence, 6 ft

    per linear ft

    Low
    $28.00
    Typical
    $42.00
    High
    $62.00

    Materials $24.00 · Labor $18.00. Posts, rails, pickets, and concrete. Gates are extra. Not a square-foot price.

  • Vinyl privacy fence, 6 ft

    per linear ft

    Low
    $33.00
    Typical
    $50.00
    High
    $73.00

    Materials $33.00 · Labor $17.00. Hollow vinyl privacy panels. Gates are extra.

  • Chain-link fence, 4 ft

    per linear ft

    Low
    $13.50
    Typical
    $21.50
    High
    $32.00

    Materials $11.00 · Labor $10.50. Galvanized chain-link, not vinyl-coated. Gates are extra.

  • Wood deck, low

    per sq ft of deck

    Low
    $33.00
    Typical
    $49.00
    High
    $72.00

    Materials $27.00 · Labor $22.00. Under about 30 inches. Framing, footings, boards, and a basic rail. Stairs are extra.

  • Composite deck, low

    per sq ft of deck

    Low
    $53.00
    Typical
    $77.00
    High
    $109.00

    Materials $52.00 · Labor $25.00. Mid-grade capped composite on treated framing. Stairs are extra.

  • Concrete patio, 4 in broom

    per sq ft

    Low
    $9.50
    Typical
    $14.20
    High
    $20.50

    Materials $7.20 · Labor $7.00. Gravel base, mesh, forms, and a broom finish. No demolition.

  • Concrete patio, 4 in stamped

    per sq ft

    Low
    $18.50
    Typical
    $27.95
    High
    $42.50

    Materials $11.95 · Labor $16.00. Broom-finish slab plus color, stamp, and sealer.

  • Architectural asphalt roof

    per sq ft of roof

    Low
    $4.30
    Typical
    $6.70
    High
    $9.70

    Materials $2.70 · Labor $4.00. Converted from the per-square price. Includes one-layer tear-off. One square is 100 sq ft.

  • Standing-seam metal roof

    per sq ft of roof

    Low
    $9.20
    Typical
    $14.40
    High
    $21.00

    Materials $8.20 · Labor $6.20. Residential standing seam, not exposed-fastener agricultural panels.

  • Drywall, hang and level 4

    per sq ft of board

    Low
    $2.59
    Typical
    $3.74
    High
    $5.52

    Materials $1.14 · Labor $2.60. Material includes 12% waste. Labor is on the net board area.

Remodel presets, labor on

These totals use every line in the preset at the standard bath or the average kitchen. Unchecking a line on the calculator changes the result. Low and high widen that same list. They are not a different scope.

  • Bathroom, cosmetic, standard, all lines

    Low
    $4,788
    Typical
    $6,630
    High
    $9,122

    Materials $2,930 · Labor $3,700

  • Bathroom, mid-range, standard, all lines

    Low
    $15,468
    Typical
    $20,820
    High
    $30,018

    Materials $7,970 · Labor $12,850

  • Bathroom, full gut, standard, all lines

    Low
    $25,872
    Typical
    $38,410
    High
    $59,645

    Materials $13,040 · Labor $25,370

  • Kitchen, cosmetic, average, all lines

    Low
    $8,278
    Typical
    $11,630
    High
    $16,241

    Materials $2,730 · Labor $8,900

  • Kitchen, mid-range, average, all lines

    Low
    $33,557
    Typical
    $44,330
    High
    $62,877

    Materials $27,320 · Labor $17,010

  • Kitchen, full gut, average, all lines

    Low
    $64,157
    Typical
    $93,980
    High
    $144,228

    Materials $53,250 · Labor $40,730