Estimating the True Costs of Home Improvement?

Posted by admin | Home Improvement Ideas | Posted on August 8th, 2011

I am watching the home improvement and flipping shows to get ideas of the costs of upgrading my home in order to sell sometime in the future (my job will require me to move at some point and I want my home ready when and if it does).

When they show -THIS is how much it cost & THIS is the return on that investment- I think, ?huh?.I can afford to do more than I imagined.?

But I am wondering/doubting if those costs are true.

Do programs like that show the materials ONLY costs? or perhaps the contractor discounted costs?

Is there a place on-line or a reference that would give me a truer idea of the cost of home improvements? materials, labor, the whole thing?

Chosen Answer:

Keep in mind that in the flipping shows, that they are often looking to use materials that are the cheapest possible. They are never going to live in the house, so if they use carpet that is going to wear out in a year it is no skin off their noses. The same as with anything else, you ge what you pay for.

As far as getting estimates, the best thing to do is to go get a real estimate from somebody local.
by: Brian A
on: 1st October 08

Source: http://homeimprovementon.com/estimating-the-true-costs-of-home-improvement/

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