This real restoration quote from MA totaled $49,395 and scored 65 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as fairly priced: 7 of its 83 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Framing & Carpentry at $7,762, against a fair range of $3,000 to $10,000. For comparison, across the 64 restoration quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 63.2 out of 100 and 31.3% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Permits & Fees Fair range $500 to $2,000 Fair | $1,163 |
| Exterior Water Mitigation Fair range $2,000 to $6,000 Fair | $4,522 |
| Steel Channel/Trench Drain w/ Grate (LF) Fair range $500 to $1,500 Good | $891 |
| Drain Discharge Piping & Fittings (15-20 ft run) (LS) Fair range $200 to $600 Good | $400 |
| Landscape Fabric (LS) Fair range $20 to $100 Good | $51 |
| 3/4" Blue Stone Drainage Base/Backfill (CY) Fair range $100 to $350 Fair | $291 |
| Concrete (4" around drain/channel, 4000 PSI) (CY) Fair range $100 to $350 Fair | $251 |
| Asphalt Patch Material (LS) Fair range $50 to $200 High | $206 |
| Water Mitigation Labor - Drain Install, Backfill, Concrete & Asphalt Patch (HRS) Fair range $800 to $2,500 Fair | $1,748 |
| White Downspout Extenders (Home Depot) - 4 locations, 3 doubled up (EA) Fair range $50 to $150 Good | $96 |
| Downspout Extender Install Labor (HRS) Fair range $100 to $350 Fair | $235 |
| Demo 5 Entry stairs & Inspect for water seepage Fair range $500 to $1,800 High | $2,256 |
| Demo 5 Basement Stairs & 3x4 Top Landing (HRS) Fair range $300 to $1,000 Fair | $705 |
| Drylok Extreme Waterproofer (GAL) Fair range $50 to $150 Fair | $126 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $49,395. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.
A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.
Restoration is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 64 quotes with an average score of 63.2.
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