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Know the real price before you call anyone.

FixForesight turns public cost, wage and appliance data into tools you can actually use: what a job should cost in your city, what is wrong with the appliance, and whether fixing it is worth the call.

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Home systems and their typical replacement cost Cutaway of a house showing roof, water heater and appliances with their national average cost ranges. cost Roof$9.5k+ Water heater$1.2k Repair visit$120–420

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Every figure comes from the same public dataset the written guides use, so a calculator and an article can never disagree with each other.

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Home repair cost calculator

Size, finish level and metro. A range you can argue with, plus what it costs to do it yourself.

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Repair or replace test

The 50% rule plus remaining life. Two minutes, and it saves people thousands.

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Appliance symptom checker

Ranked causes with part names, part prices and what to check before you call.

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Appliance running cost

Old unit versus efficient one, at your actual electricity rate.

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Warranty payback check

Whether a home warranty beats keeping the money yourself.

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Every cost guide

National ranges for 16 jobs, each with its billing basis.

What these jobs actually run

National typical totals before any metro or material adjustment. Click a job for the calculator version with your size and city.

Roof replacement $9,500–$21,000 Water heater replacement $1,200–$3,400 Appliance repair visit $120–$420 Attic insulation $1,500–$7,000 Basement waterproofing $3,000–$15,000 Hardwood floor refinishing $1,800–$6,500
roof replacement cost by metro, low to high barsHouston, TX8.8–19.5kPhoenix, AZ9.1–20.2kDallas, TX9.2–20.4kAtlanta, GA9.3–20.6kTampa, FL9.6–21.2kOrlando, FL9.5–21.0kCharlotte, NC9.0–20.0kNashville, TN8.9–19.7k

Same roof, different city: the bar shows the low-to-high band, the number on the right is thousands of dollars. This spread is why a single national figure is useless.

How it works

No lead forms. No quote brokers. No "we reviewed 400 products" theatre.

We publish ranges, not promises

Each job carries a low and high figure, the basis it is billed on, and the labour hours assumed.

You adjust for your reality

Size, material grade and metro wage factor. That is the difference between a useless number and a usable one.

You walk in prepared

Take the range to two local quotes. If both land inside it, choose on schedule and reviews instead.

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Latest guides

Method notes, the quarterly repair-cost index, and anything where the published data turned out to be wrong.

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