How Much Renovation Contingency Should You Keep?
Set a reserve based on design completeness, building age and hidden-condition exposure.
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Free renovation and home-insurance calculators built for clearer budgets, smarter questions and fewer expensive surprises.
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Plan a whole-home project by size, finish level and contingency.
Open calculator →02Estimate tear-off, material and complexity.
Open calculator →03Compare common replacement budgets.
Open calculator →04Create an educational dwelling-cost starting point.
Open calculator →05Build a household property estimate.
Open calculator →06See hypothetical out-of-pocket impact.
Open calculator →Why estimates vary
Labour, permits, access, materials, code upgrades and catastrophe exposure can move costs significantly.
See how estimates work →Metro and state adjustments
Value, mid-range and premium finishes
Wind, wildfire, flood and code considerations
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