Price any UK home job three ways, then turn it into a plan: what to do, who to book and what it will cost. Free, with no sign-up.
Typical mid-range job, Midlands rates. Your numbers update as you answer a few questions.
How it works
Step 1
Choose from 22 common UK home jobs, from painting a room to a whole new kitchen.
Step 2
Answer a few questions and see Full DIY, Smart Hybrid and Full Trade side by side.
Step 3
Add it to your renovation plan: the order of work, who to book and when, and a live budget.
Popular jobs
Every estimate, three ways
Most calculators give you one number. We give you three, so you can decide how much to take on.
You do everything the law allows. Only notifiable work, like gas and fixed electrics, stays with a pro.
You take on the jobs you can, a trade handles the rest. Usually the best value for most people.
A professional does the lot, with a 10% contingency built in for surprises.
Renovation planner
Add any priced job, or your own tasks, and get a plan built around how UK renovations actually run.
Example plan
Family bathroom
£6.4k
Budget
3
Weeks
3
Trades
Free guides
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Not a DIY job by law — typical costs and how to find a Gas Safe engineer.
Not form-fillable — a straight guide to costs and how to get it quoted properly.
See what plumbers, electricians, tilers, plasterers, decorators and kitchen fitters charge, by region.
A typical mid-range bathroom refit costs around £3,960 fully trade-fitted, or from £2,690 if you do everything you legally can yourself. Size, suite quality and tiling extent all move this a lot, so use the bathroom calculator for a number based on your actual room.
A mid-range L-shaped kitchen with new units, worktop and appliances runs to around £6,000 fully fitted by a trade, or from £4,750 doing the DIY-safe parts yourself. Layout, unit count and worktop choice are the biggest cost drivers, and the kitchen calculator prices your exact plan.
Partly, in both cases. Rip-out, tiling (if you’re confident) and decorating are safe DIY jobs in either room. Plumbing and electrics are where it gets legally and practically serious: bathroom electrics are notifiable work under Part P, and kitchen fitting itself is usually left to a fitter even by people doing everything else themselves.
It turns your estimates into a plan: the usual UK order of work (strip out, first fix, plastering, fitting, tiling, second fix, flooring, decorating), who to book for each stage, an indicative timeline from your start date, and a budget tracker. You can add your own tasks too. It’s saved on your device, with no sign-up needed.
It varies by trade and region. A plumber or electrician typically charges more per day than a decorator, and London rates run well above the Midlands. See the trade rates pages for a full region-by-region breakdown from the same data behind these calculators.
No. They’re estimates based on typical UK prices and regional labour rates, not quotes from a specific trade. Prices vary by merchant, exact spec and who you hire. Always get 2 to 3 written quotes before booking any work.