About Project Pricer

Project Pricer helps homeowners budget for common home projects — roofing, HVAC, remodels, and 35 other categories — with realistic, localized price estimates. We built it because most cost guides online either quote a single vague national number or make you fill out a lead-gen form just to see a range. We wanted a straight answer: what does this actually cost where you live.

How we build our estimates

Each price range starts from national average cost data for that project type, drawn from industry cost-reporting sources (contractor trade associations, remodeling cost surveys, and public construction-cost indices) rather than a single vendor's price list. We then apply a regional cost-of-living and labor-rate adjustment for each of the 179+ metro areas we cover, so a kitchen remodel in San Francisco and one in Tulsa aren't shown at the same price.

The "low," "average," and "high" figures represent a typical range for a standard-scope project in that category — not a quote. Every home, contractor, and project scope is different, which is why every page on this site tells you to get 2–3 itemized local quotes before making a decision.

How we adjust for your metro

We split the adjustment into two pieces. The labor share of a typical project (roughly 45–50% of cost for most categories) is adjusted using construction-trade wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, which publishes wages by metro area. The materials share is adjusted using regional retail and freight cost differences, informed by the Producer Price Index's construction-materials series. We don't publish the exact per-metro multiplier we use, but directionally: higher-wage metros (San Francisco, New York, Seattle) skew toward the top of the national range, and lower-cost-of-living metros skew toward the bottom.

For 25 of the largest metros we cover, we go a step further — the "Local factors" section on those city pages is researched individually: seismic, wind, flood, or hurricane code requirements; typical soil and foundation conditions; historic-district review; and other things that actually change project scope, not just a percentage adjustment. We're expanding that list to more cities over time.

What we don't do

We're not a lead-generation service, and we don't sell your information to contractors. We don't accept payment from contractors to rank higher in any list. Ads on this site are served by Google AdSense and are not endorsements of any advertiser.

How often we update

Cost data is reviewed and refreshed periodically to track material and labor cost trends. Pages are dated by year so you can see at a glance how current the figures are.

Questions or corrections

If you're a contractor or homeowner and think a number looks off for your area, or you've spotted an error, we want to know — email tommaggio@radonmitigationdirectory.com and we'll take a look.