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Welcome to our 22nd annual report on the relationship between remodeling costs and resale value. On this site, you can compare national and regional averages for 33 popular remodeling projects; you can also download a PDF with project data for any one of 80 U.S. cities. To learn more about how the Remodeling 2009–10 Cost vs. Value Report was put together, click on the links under the main menu bar. For analysis of this year’s results, click on any of the articles listed at right.

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2009-10 National Averages

Midrange Projects

Project	Job Cost	Resale Value	Cost Recouped	Change vs. 2008-09
Attic Bedroom	$49,346	$40,992	83.1%
Backup Power Generator	$14,304	$8,428	58.9%
Basement Remodel	$62,067	$46,825	75.4%
Bathroom Addition	$39,046	$23,233	59.5%
Bathroom Remodel	$16,142	$11,454	71.0%
Deck Addition (composite)	$15,373	$10,904	70.9%
Deck Addition (wood)	$10,634	$8,573	80.6%
Entry Door Replacement (fiberglass)	$3,490	$2,275	65.2%
Entry Door Replacement (steel)	$1,172	$1,470	128.9%
Family Room Addition	$82,756	$54,051	65.3%
Garage Addition	$58,432	$36,361	62.2%
Home Office Remodel	$28,375	$13,648	48.1%
Major Kitchen Remodel	$57,215	$41,260	72.1%
Master Suite Addition	$103,696	$67,578	65.2%
Minor Kitchen Remodel	$21,411	$16,773	78.3%
Roofing Replacement	$19,731	$13,133	66.6%
Siding Replacement (vinyl)	$10,607	$8,476	79.9%
Sunroom Addition	$73,167	$37,118	50.7%
Two-Story Addition	$156,309	$107,286	68.6%
Window Replacement (vinyl)	$10,728	$8,217	76.6%
Window Replacement (wood)	$11,700	$9,044	77.3%

Upscale Projects

Project	Job Cost	Resale Value	Cost Recouped	Change vs. 2008-09
Bathroom Addition	$75,812	$43,888	57.9%
Bathroom Remodel	$52,295	$32,196	61.6%
Deck Addition (composite)	$37,745	$22,934	60.8%
Garage Addition	$87,230	$48,762	55.9%
Grand Entrance (fiberglass)	$7,464	$5,135	68.8%
Major Kitchen Remodel	$111,794	$70,641	63.2%
Master Suite Addition	$225,995	$125,793	55.7%
Roofing Replacement	$37,359	$22,610	60.5%
Siding Replacement (fiber-cement)	$13,287	$11,112	83.6%
Siding Replacement (foam-backed vinyl)	$13,022	$10,285	79.0%
Window Replacement (vinyl)	$13,862	$10,601	76.5%
Window Replacement (wood)	$17,816	$12,738	71.5%