All cost guides

Every cost guide on the site, newest first, with the national price range for each job. Page 4 of 20.

• Outdoor kitchen cost$5,000 to $40,000per projectAn outdoor kitchen costs $5,000 to $40,000, typically $15,000. The utilities separate the brackets: gas, water, waste and power to a point in the garden is $2,000 to $8,000 before any cabinetry exists.
• Fire pit cost$300 to $5,000per eachA fire pit costs $300 to $5,000, typically $1,200. The gas line separates the two price brackets, and it is the thing most people have not budgeted for.
• Inground pool cost$35,000 to $100,000per projectAn in-ground pool costs $35,000 to $100,000 installed, typically $55,000. The pool is not the whole number: decking, fencing and utilities add $15,000 to $40,000, and running it costs $1,500 to $5,000 a year.
• Above ground pool cost$3,000 to $15,000per projectAn above-ground pool costs $3,000 to $15,000 installed, typically $6,500. A tenth the price of an in-ground pool and a different product: 10 to 20 years of life, and it does not add value to the house.
• Patio cover cost$15 to $60per sq ftA patio cover costs $15 to $60 a square foot installed. The structural attachment to the house decides both the price and whether it leaks in ten years.
• How long does a deck last$30 to $100per sq ftA pressure-treated deck lasts 15 to 25 years and composite decking 25 to 30, on a frame that is usually still pine. What ends a deck is almost never the boards you walk on.
• Electrician cost by state$80 to $180per hourAn electrician bills $85 an hour in Arkansas and $140 in Illinois. A 65% spread on the same hour of the same work, and it is almost entirely wages.
• Emergency electrician cost$150 to $400per hourAn emergency electrician costs $150 to $400 an hour against $80 to $180 in business hours. Most electrical faults wait until morning; the ones where something is hot, burning or sparking do not.
• Ceiling fan installation cost$150 to $600per eachInstalling a ceiling fan costs $150 to $600, typically $300. The part people miss is the box: a light fixture box is not rated to carry a fan, and fitting one to it is how fans end up on the floor.
• Light switch installation cost$120 to $400per eachInstalling a light switch costs $120 to $400, typically $200. The device is $3 to $60; everything else on the bill is the visit and the access.