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Estimate Check

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Property

Las Vegas, NV

Estimate reviewed

No. 1042, interior refresh

Home

3 bed, 2 bath, 1,450 sq ft

Quoted

$21,450

Fair total for this list

$14,870 to $15,970

You could save

$5,480 to $6,580

Two lines are priced above the usual range, one covers work your photos don't support, and one has no detail behind it. The flooring price is fair. Ask the five questions on page 2 before you sign.

Line by line

• Line on the estimateQuotedFair rangeVerdict

• Interior paint, walls and ceilings

  The quote works out to about $4.70 per square foot of floor area. Two coats on walls and ceilings in a home this size usually run $3.00 to $3.50.

  $6,800
  $4,300 to $5,100
  HIGH

• Vinyl plank flooring, 1,100 sq ft, installed

  $6.50 per square foot installed is inside the usual $5.50 to $7.50 for a mid-grade plank.

  $7,150
  $6,050 to $8,250
  ✓ fair

• Replace all 9 interior doors

  Your photos show damage on 2 doors. The other 7 need nothing. Repairing 2 door slabs and adjusting the hardware runs about $260 each.

  $3,600
  $520
  NOT NEEDED

• Baseboards, replace throughout

  About 400 linear feet. Replacement usually runs $3.50 to $4.25 per foot, installed and painted. The quote works out to $6.00.

  $2,400
  $1,400 to $1,700
  HIGH

• Misc. repairs and materials

  There's no list of what this covers, so it can't be judged. Ask for it in writing before you agree.

  $1,500
  Can't be judged yet
  VAGUE

• Not on the estimate: haul-off and disposal

  A job this size fills a dumpster. If disposal isn't included, it will be added later.

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  Ask what it will cost
  MISSING

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Ask your contractor

These are written so you can read them out or paste them into a text.

1. Your paint price works out to about $4.70 per square foot. Jobs like this usually run $3.00 to $3.50. Can you walk me through the difference?
2. Only two doors are damaged. What would it cost to repair those two and keep the other seven?
3. The baseboard price works out to $6.00 per foot. What's included that would explain that?
4. What exactly is in "misc. repairs and materials"? Please list it.
5. Are haul-off and disposal included? If not, what will they add?

What this review assumes

• Prices are for the property's ZIP code on the date of the report.
• Standard-grade materials, unless the estimate names a product.
• Based on the estimate and the 14 photos you sent. Nobody visited the property.
• A fair range is what two capable contractors might each charge. It isn't the lowest price anyone would do the job for.
• Lines marked fair are counted at the quoted price. The vague line stays at its quoted price until it's itemized.

What this report is not

It's a cost opinion to help you plan and negotiate. It isn't a bid, a home inspection, an appraisal or a guarantee, and FairScope doesn't perform or manage construction work.