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Most contractors won’t talk price until they are standing in your kitchen. We think you deserve a planning number before you call, so we built a 30-second estimator from our own completed projects in Walworth, Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha Counties. It covers kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, whole-home remodels, new homes, roofing, siding and decks, with the add-ons that move the number. Every range assumes the way we build: licensed trades, permits pulled, inspections passed, and a 3-year workmanship warranty on interior and exterior work.
Estimator results are ballpark planning ranges, not a quote or an offer. Your price depends on your home, site conditions, selections and scope, and is set only after an on-site visit and a written, fixed proposal.
Prefer to browse? See the typical ranges we build to (opens a table)
Ballpark planning ranges from past Elite Improvements projects, not a quote or an offer. Your price is set only after an on-site visit and a written, fixed proposal. For a number that fits your project, use the estimator.
| Project | Typical range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $50,000 – $150,000+ | Moving walls, plumbing or gas; custom cabinetry; stone counters |
| Bathroom remodel | $25,000 – $80,000 | Curbless or fully tiled showers, heated floors, relocating fixtures |
| Basement finish | $70 – $125 per sq ft | Adding a bathroom, egress windows, moisture correction |
| Home addition | about $450 per sq ft | Foundation type, kitchens or baths in the addition, tying into the roof |
| Custom home | about $400 per sq ft | Lot prep, well and septic, finish level; lakefront adds shoreline work |
| Roof replacement | $15,000 – $30,000 | Pitch, layers to tear off, deck repairs, Class 4 shingles |
| Siding replacement | $10 – $15 per sq ft | Engineered or fiber-cement siding, trim detail, sheathing repair |
| Window replacement | about $1,500 per window | Full-frame vs insert, custom sizes |
| Deck | about $100 per sq ft | Composite, railings, height and stairs |
How payment works
An acceptance payment is due when you sign the contract, and a second payment when the project starts. The balance is paid in stages sized to your project and tied to milestones on your schedule (for example: rough-in inspected, drywall done, final), with the last payment at completion. Change orders are priced in writing before the work happens and paid as we go, so the final invoice is never a surprise. Exact terms are in your proposal.
What’s always included
Permits and inspections, debris removal, daily cleanup, a dedicated project manager, weekly written updates with photos, and the 3-year workmanship warranty on interior and exterior work. What’s not: furniture moving beyond the work area, selections above your allowance, and surprises inside walls that no one could see, which we price before we touch them.
Financing
Through our Houzz Pro partnership, homeowners can finance a project with a home equity line of credit from Figure: a rate check in about five minutes that does not affect your credit score, approvals up to $400,000, funding in as few as five business days, and fixed-rate terms of 5 to 30 years with no prepayment penalty. It does not slow down your proposal, and there is no cost to you for asking.
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Figure Lending LLC, NMLS 1717824. Subject to credit approval; minimum 640 FICO. Elite Improvements is not a lender.
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Built once, built right, built for generations. Elite Improvements.
Built once, built right, built for generations. Elite Improvements.