This real chimney quote from MI totaled $10,777 and scored 60 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as a little high: 1 of its 6 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Wood Insert: Large Flush Wood NexGen-Hybrid™ Rect at $5,253, against a fair range of $3,000 to $5,000. For comparison, across the 50 chimney quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 59.2 out of 100 and 40% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Wood Insert: Large Flush Wood NexGen-Hybrid™ Rect Fair range $3,000 to $5,000 High | $5,253 |
| Face: Boston, Charcoal Painted No benchmark for this line Fair | $939 |
| Panel: One Piece, 42" W x 32 1/2" H No benchmark for this line Fair | $252 |
| Venting Fair range $1,500 to $5,500 Good | $1,600 |
| Labor: Install insert, run electrical for blower Fair range $1,100 to $2,500 Fair | $2,250 |
| Tax: 6% No benchmark for this line Good | $483 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $10,777. 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.
Chimney is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 50 quotes with an average score of 59.2.
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