The Zillow website has been a go-to site for people looking to buy a home or for those who are just curious about what their home might be worth. Their “zestimates” supposedly use complex formulas to tell the value of your home. From what I’ve seen they have such a big “fudge factor” they’re practically useless.
Now Zillow is getting into the home improvement market. They have a new section called “Diggs” what will let you look at remodeling projects and see “estimates” of what they cost.
They supposedly have a complex formula to adjust for local price differences. When I checked it out the location said “Kansas”. Now Kansas isn’t one of the biggest states, but I think prices are higher in Kansas City than they are in Goodland. One other thing I noticed is that if you filter by “budget” projects the labor cost is lower. I’m wondering if that means you’re going to use someone less skilled than for the “upscale” projects. The labor shouldn’t vary much between two project of similar size. “Economy” grade materials still take the same work on install as the “luxury” materials.
They’ve also created a “Pintrest-esque” feature where you can save pictures of projects you like to show your designer or contractor.
If you’re looking at Zillow “Diggs” before you do a project in the Kansas City metro, realize these prices are ESTIMATES. And if you’re wanting a change in your kitchen give us a call. Our cabinet restyling might be a cost effective way to give you a new look. Refinishing cabinets can also be done as part of rearranging your kitchen. We’re doing a lot of “new meets old” projects where some of the cabinets are new and we make everything match in the end.
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