This real construction quote totaled $28,500 and scored 30 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as overpriced: 1 of its 3 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Misc (Cut & install trim, Install door, Install Vanity ($1,600 Allowance), Material & Install Vanity Mirror ($200 allowa at $3,800, against a fair range of $3,200 to $6,700. For comparison, across the 125 construction quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 57.1 out of 100 and 36% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Misc (Cut & install trim, Install door, Install Vanity ($1,600 Allowance), Material & Install Vanity Mirror ($200 allowa Fair range $3,200 to $6,700 Fair | $3,800 |
| Dumpster & Haul off Fair range $900 to $4,500 Good | $850 |
| Electrical Labor & Material (Move half bath vanity light ($200 allowance), Run and Install new vanity light ($100 allowa Fair range $2,175 to $7,800 Red flag | $1,750 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $28,500. 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.
Construction is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 125 quotes with an average score of 57.1.
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