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
fair rangequoted price
Quoted total$21,450
Fair total for this list$14,870 to $15,970
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Pay what's fair.
Ask your contractor
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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?
Only two doors are damaged. What would it cost to repair those two and keep the other seven?
The baseboard price works out to $6.00 per foot. What's included that would explain that?
What exactly is in "misc. repairs and materials"? Please list it.
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
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Not legal advice. We are not lawyers. Where this report mentions a law, code or lending standard, it tells you what the rule says, not what to do. For that, ask a lawyer.
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