Estimator 2025 – Cost To Build

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The Items Page gives you deep control over every unit price inside your estimate. Adjust costs for individual items like flooring, countertops, cabinets, faucets, and more — all without changing the overall structure of your project.

Edit unit prices for any individual item
Define what's included in rooms like kitchens & bathrooms
Set default variable values per section (cabinets, appliances, countertops)
Supports conditional logic — e.g. Granite vs. Tile vs. Corian
Organize by Item Groups and Locations

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Items Page — customize item costs and room definitions

Construction Cost

Bid Totals

Material

Labor

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Profit

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Grand Total

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Contractor Bids

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Attach real contractor bids to each category of your estimate. Decide exactly which bids to include in your calculated total — and adjust on the fly as prices come in.

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Enter bid price, name & description

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Location Information

Enter your nearest city below so we can adjust the cost for your location.

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Main Floor Information

Main floor living area:

Enter the square footage of the living area on the main floor. The living area does not include areas such as garages, porches or decks.

Main floor ceiling height:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

Enter the main floor ceiling height. This is the distance in feet from the floor to the ceiling. The standard ceiling height is 8 feet, but they are often upgraded to 9' or 10'.

What Structure Class Does Your Home Fit:

In order to determine the complexity of your home (which will effect the cost), select the class that best fits your home.

Structure class 1 - The most basic no extras
Starter homes will often fit into this class or class 2. Typically there will only be one or two roof lines and the ceiling height will not change through out the home.

Structure class 2 - Still simple
More complicated than class 1. Typically there will only be three to five roof lines. The ceiling height will still stay the same through out the home.

Structure class 3 - Typical Home
Typically there will be 6 to 9 roof lines. The ceiling height may change in one area but over all there is not much variation in roof height.

Structure class 4 - High End Home
Custom home with several changes in ceiling heights through out the home. Typically there will be many different roof lines.

Structure class 5 - Most Complicated
Most complicated custom home with many changes in ceiling heights through out the home. The roof will vary in height in many locations with many different roof lines.

See Structure class examples provided by Crookston Custom Designs
Structure class 1 Structure class 2 Structure class 3 Structure class 4 Structure class 5

Decks

Uncovered Deck Area:

Enter the total area of deck on your home which will not be covered. A deck is typically raised off the ground with a wood structure supporting the floor.

Covered deck Area:

Enter the total area of deck on your home which will be covered by roof. A deck is typically raised off the ground with a wood structure supporting the floor.

Covered porch area:

This is the total area of all the porches on your home which will not have usable area underneath it. Porches are covered exterior areas which have a concrete floor. Deck area should be entered above.

Covered Porch w/ Cold Storage Under:

This is the total area of all the porches on your home which will have usable area underneath it. Often times the area underneath will be used for cold storage.

Basement

Will Your Home Have a Basement:

Yes

In many areas it is common to have a basement. A basement is living area which is below the main floor and typically below grade.

Slab on grade:

Yes

Will this be a slab on grade home? If you select "No" the program will calculate your home assuming it will have a crawl space or a basement. Slab on grade will calculate your main floor as concrete.

Walk out Basement:

Yes

If your lot slopes from front to back you can have a walk out basement. A walkout basement is where the basement floor is the same height as the backyard ground level.

Finished Area in Basement:

This is the total area in your basement which you intend to finish at the time you build.

Unfinished Area in Basement:

This is the area in your basement that will remain unfinished. Often people will not finish there basement at the time they build in order to keep the cost down, then they can finish at a later time.

Basement Ceiling Height:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

This is the height of your ceiling in your basement. Typically they are 8', but are often upgraded to 9' or 10'.

Garage

Will Your Home Have a Garage:

Yes

Will Your home have an attached garage. For Detached garages use the garage calculator

What is the Square Footage of the Garage:

A typical two car garage is between 500 to 700 square feet. A typical three car garage is between 800 to 1200 square feet.

Garage Ceiling Height:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

Typically your garage ceiling height for a home with a basement or a crawl space will be 1' taller than the main floor ceiling height. If you will have a slab on grade home the ceiling height is usually the same as the main floor.

How many garage doors will your garage have:

Each

Enter the number of garage doors (large doors for car) your garage will have. Include lower garage doors for suspended garage.

Will the garage have a suspended floor:

Yes

Sometimes the area under the garage is used for living area or just a shop/garage area. If this is the case then the garage floor will have to be what is considered a suspended floor. The garage floor is constructed of reinforced concrete which is able to support the weight of the cars to be stored in the upper garage. Typically a standard garage is not suspended.

Floors

Will your home have loft living area:

Yes

Sometimes homes have living area which is built into the roof of the home. This usually called a loft.

What is the living area of the loft:

Enter the Area of the loft in Square Feet

What is the ceiling height of the loft:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

This is the height from the floor to the highest point on the loft ceiling.

Will your home have a second floor:

Yes

This is a floor which is directly over the main floor. If the area is built into the roof enter the space as a loft above.

What is the living area of the second floor:

Enter the Area of the second floor in Square Feet

What is the ceiling height of the second floor:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

Height from floor to Ceiling

Will your home have a third floor:

Yes

Third floors are not common. If the area is built into the roof enter the space as a loft above.

What is the living area of the third floor:

Area of third floor in Square Feet.

What is the ceiling height of the third floor:

8 ft

9 ft

10 ft

11 ft

12 ft

Height from floor to Ceiling

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Stats Page

Construction Cost Statistics

Unlock the premium Stats Page with any paid plan. View detailed construction cost statistics calculated by Cost To Build — broken down by square footage and quantities for your specific project.

Costs calculated by square footage
Quantities-based analysis
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Location Information

Main Floor Information

Main floor living area:

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Main floor ceiling height:

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What Structure Class Does Your Home Fit:

Decks

Uncovered Deck Area:

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Covered deck Area:

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Covered porch area:

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Covered Porch w/ Cold Storage Under:

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Basement

Will Your Home Have a Basement:

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Slab on grade:

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Walk out Basement:

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Finished Area in Basement:

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Unfinished Area in Basement:

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Basement Ceiling Height:

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Garage

Will Your Home Have a Garage:

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What is the Square Footage of the Garage:

Garage Ceiling Height:

How many garage doors will your garage have:

Will the garage have a suspended floor:

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Floors

Will your home have loft living area:

What is the living area of the loft:

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What is the ceiling height of the loft:

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