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Home improvement costs

Repairs and renovations around the house, from a snapped garage door spring to a finished basement. Prices are US national ranges with the cost guide each one came from named underneath.

16 guides, 16 of them carrying sourced price figures. United States · US dollars. Headline figures checked between 20 September and 12 October 2026.

Every guide in this category

How much does garage door repair cost? $150 – $350 average cost of a repair Checked 20 September 2026 How much does furnace repair cost? $125 – $480 average cost of a repair Checked 20 September 2026 How much does AC repair cost? $150 – $650 average total cost of an AC repair Checked 20 September 2026 How much does gutter cleaning cost? $100 – $250 average cost to clean gutters Checked 20 September 2026 How much does dryer vent cleaning cost? $75 – $340 depending on where the vent runs Checked 9 October 2026 How much does mold removal cost? $15 – $30 per square foot Checked 20 September 2026 How much does it cost to finish a basement? $30 – $50 per square foot Checked 20 September 2026 How much does it cost to paint a house exterior? $1.50 – $5.00 per square foot Checked 20 September 2026 How much does a retaining wall cost? $35 – $65 per square foot, installed Checked 20 September 2026 How much does door replacement cost? $1,218 national average, door installation Checked 9 October 2026 How much does a fence cost? $20 – $60 per linear foot, installed Checked 20 September 2026 How much does a furnace tune-up cost? $130 – $200 furnace tune-up Checked 9 October 2026 How much does a chimney sweep cost? $150 – $375 average chimney sweep, including a level 1 inspection Checked 5 October 2026 How much does it cost to build a house? $428,215 average construction cost of a typical new single-family house built in 2024, lot excluded Checked 8 October 2026 How much does it cost to replace a roof? about $10,000 average cost of a roof replacement Checked 12 October 2026 How much does a 6-foot privacy fence cost per foot? $25 – $60 per linear foot installed, 6-foot privacy fence, wood or vinyl Checked 12 October 2026
What each guide here publishes

A bar for each guide above that publishes sourced price figures, 16 of them, sized by how many figures it carries.

A bar for each guide above that publishes sourced price figures, 16 of them, sized by how many figures it carries.

Garage door repair 19 figures
Furnace repair 31 figures
AC repair 42 figures
Gutter cleaning 22 figures
Dryer vent cleaning 24 figures
Mold removal 19 figures
Basement finishing 23 figures
House painting 16 figures
Retaining wall 28 figures
Door replacement 14 figures
Fence cost 28 figures
Furnace tune-up 22 figures
Chimney sweep 21 figures
Build a house 49 figures
Roof replacement 36 figures
6-foot privacy fence 23 figures

Counted from the same data the guides are built from. Each figure counted here is a headline stat or a priced table row on that guide, and every one names its source and that source's date on its own page.

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