We've Revolutionized the
Home Cost Estimating Industry.
Home-Cost.com has three home construction cost estimating products to help you calculate the cost of your home early and accurately:
INSTANT™, FULL FUNCTION™ and PRO™.
We understand the challenges faced by would-be home builders and contractors when it comes to balancing their home’s design, material quality, and overall scope with available financial resources. In a revealing Home-Cost.com survey, 94% of custom home projects were initially over budget by a significant 30%.
But our customers are not a statistic. We empower you with the ability to balance quality, scope and cost expectations early in the process and avoid those over-budget situations.
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INSTANT™: Trusted, easy and accurate estimates.
INSTANT™
- YOUR LOCATION: Over 43,000 zip code database provides construction costs for your project location in the US or Canada.
- INTERACTIVE: Instantly see how costs change as you vary design options and quality levels of materials.
- FLEXIBLE: Quickly budget 1, 1½, 2 or 3 story home designs and house plans. Estimate bardominiums, pitched or flat roof designs, drive-under garages and duplex multi-family. Enjoy an extensive range of material quality level options.
- REDUCE RISK: Minimize potential cost overruns by becoming empowered to make smart design decisions. Get estimates that save thousands in costly error.
- GAIN COST CONTROL: Comprehensive data-backed estimates with +/-120 lines of costs / options for your project.
- EDITABLE COSTS: Edit the line-item labor & material price with the “Add/Deduct” field if you want to change a cost.
GET EMPOWERED NOW!
This latest release of our groundbreaking INSTANT™ cost-to-build software is designed to quickly and accurately estimate home design plans and early stage design concepts. Estimate 1, 2 and 3-story homes and a broad variety of home design styles. With INSTANT you get fast, easy and accurate construction cost estimates that save you time and money. INSTANT is sold in either a “Standard” or “Unlocked” license type.
“Standard” INSTANT accounts are our base product and cost $49.00 for a 60 day subscription use period. “Standard” accounts are limited to one zip code per account selected at time of purchase.
“Unlocked” INSTANT accounts allow project location zip codes to be changed on an unlimited basis. “Unlocked” accounts are sold at $149.00 for a 60 day subscription period and unlimited zip codes per account can be modified after the zip code initially selected at time of purchase.
FULL FUNCTION™: Detailed, accurate estimates of your custom home design
- 60 Day Subscription
- INTERACTIVE: Instantly see how costs change as you vary detailed design options and quality levels of materials.
- YOUR ZIP CODE: Over 43,000 zip code database for US and Canada. We have you covered!
- YOUR OPTIONS: Ability to select from 4,000+ material / design choices for a more accurate estimate.
- REDUCE RISK: Cost report provides over 300+ lines of detail. Costs shown as combined labor & material per cost line item. Know what your builder has included or left out of the bid.
- Estimates 1, 1½ and 2-story house designs with pitched roofs. Includes wood frame, CMU, ICF, SIP and Timber frame options.
- Uses the same patented estimating engine as PRO™
PRO™: Proven estimating accuracy for General Contractors, Architects and Owner-Builders
- +$99.00 One-Time Setup Fee (Unlimited Accounts)
- All the features of FULL FUNCTION™ plus the following!
- CONTRACTORS: DIal in your bid prices. Edit default "funished and installed" unit prices and material option descriptions.
- OWNER-BUILDERS: Edit default unit proces to reflect your pricing or "sweat equity" for construction line items.
- MANAGE MULTIPLE PROJECTS: Administer all your projects at once with the project management control panel.
- BID MORE AND EASILY: Bid faster, more accurately. No more waiting weeks for subcontractor bids.
- IMPROVE PROFITABILITY: Reduce bottlenecks in sales channels by qualifying customer prospects quickly and efficiently.
- SUBSCRIPTION FLEXIBILITY: Self-manage project account durations. Add project accounts for $24.50 per month, per account.
You decide
Quality, Scope and Cost. Pick Any Two.
Budgets are blown when expectations for Quality, Scope and Cost are out of balance. You can pick any two of these variables and the third is determined by your two selections. Know the Quality of the home materials you want and the size and complexity of the design (Scope)? Then those determine the Cost.
Or do you know your budget limitation (Cost) and know the Scope of the home you want to build. Then those two determine the Quality of the home’s materials you can afford.
AND EMPOWERING YOU WITH THE ABILITY TO GET THESE THREE FACTORS IN BALANCE IS WHAT SETS HOME-COST.COM APART.
Our patented software has the ability to model the cost of virtually any home design immediately, in real time, as you make your decisions.
Whether you have house plans or not, our software provides instant cost feedback as you make choices regarding your home design and material selections.
With thousands of design options and real-time cost feedback, Home-Cost.com allows you to explore cost implications through effective “What-If?” scenarios for design changes.
Home-Cost.com Founder
Bob Formisano
Bob Formisano is a licensed architect, licensed residential builder, and the patent holder for Home-Cost's estimating technology. With over 40 years of experience in all aspects of the design and construction process, Bob plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the cost estimation services offered by Home-Cost.com. Bob is also President of Project Planning & Management, Inc. a 3rd party owner representative / project management company for commercial construction. Bob has managed over $900,000,000 dollars in construction value and brings that expertise in commercial cost discipline to the residential market through Home-Cost.com.