In development — an educational tool that shows how scope, finish tier, and structural decisions move the range on a whole-home remodel. It is not a quote.
The estimator for this site is being built. When it ships it will do one thing: make the trade-offs visible before they get made. Scope, finish tier, square footage, and the structural decisions — opening a load-bearing wall, reinforcing a floor, repairing a foundation before anything above it gets finished — are what separate a $45,000 refresh from a $225,000 gut on the same house. The tool will show how far the range moves as those inputs change.
It is an educational tool. It is not a quote and it is not an offer. A range assembled from square footage and scope inputs cannot see the framing behind the plaster, the water sitting against the foundation, the undersized joists, or the wiring a permit inspector will ask about — and those are the findings that move a remodel budget most. A real quote requires an on-site assessment by someone standing in the house.
The six pillar guides explain why a remodel number is what it is: where the money actually goes, which decisions are structural and therefore expensive, which line items reliably get left out of a cheap bid, and how the sequence of the work protects the budget. Every cost and code claim in them is cited.
The three cost tiers, where remodel money actually goes, the line items homeowners forget, and how to read a contractor’s bid.
Cost and budgeting, planning and permits, foundation repair and waterproofing, load-bearing walls, basement and attic finishing, and timing.
Columbus Remodel Cost is published by iSpec LLC, a licensed general contractor in Columbus, Ohio.
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