AllGen Home Improvement Blog 

Determining how much to pay for home improvement work in Pensacola, FL and South Alabama can be a challenging task. While fair pricing varies based on factors such as project complexity, and materials used, this blog post aims to provide insights and guidelines to help homeowners navigate the landscape of costs, ensuring they get value for their investment.

1. Researching Local Averages: Understanding Local Pricing

Start by researching local averages for the type of home improvement work you're considering. Online resources, community forums, and tools like HomeWyse can provide valuable insights into the typical costs in your specific area. You don't even have to register with the site!

HOMEWYSE

Getting costs on Homewyse is super easy.  Just click to find the service you are looking for then put in your zipcode and that's it.  The site will generate a high and low number of what you can expect to pay for a professional to install or service whatever you selected.  Let's look at an example. 

If you wanted to get the casing replaced on 3 interior doors (both sides) it would look something like this.

As you can see, the job can be modified to exclude material, removal of the old, and disposal.  But let's say you wanted all that.  Then you could expect to pay anywhere from $753-1149. 

Keep in mind material prices can change drastically in a short time.  

Using AI 

Another simple online tool to get a rough idea of what it should cost is using Google's newest aritificial intelligence chat bot, Google Gemini.

So in the example above, you would navigate to  Google Gemini and prompt it as close as possible to the variables in the Homewyse example: "In Pensacola, FL, what is the cost to install 125 lineal feet of 2 1/4" mdf casing including materials, fasteners, removal of the old casing, and disposal at a labor rate of 75 dollars per hour"

Press enter and Gemini produces a detailed explanation of materials and labor and estimates the total cost to be $856.  

Conclusion: 

Using these tools you now have some information you can fall back on when you are calling an actual builder in Pensacola or Baldwin County.  Remember, transparency of quotes is the sign of a trustworthy provider.  Make sure you are comparing apples to apples when you are receiving prices for your project.  

You should have no problem finding a professional to get the work done for the prices above.  I guarantee it.  If you can't find one, call us and we'll do it. Happy Renovating!