Drywall repairs run $400 to $4,000, interior painting $200 to $600 per room, roof replacement $5,000 to $22,000, bathrooms $12,000 to $38,000, and kitchens $30,000 to $90,000 in the DMV. Here are the 2026 Budget / Expected / Premium tiers behind every estimate on this site.
By Jordan Chen · 2026-07-17
It depends on the trade. Drywall repair bands at $400 to $4,000 and new installation at $1,500 to $12,000. Interior painting runs $200 to $600 per room. Roof repairs cost $450 to $3,500, with replacements from $5,000 up to $22,000 for a full system. Bathroom remodels band at $12,000 to $38,000 and kitchen remodels at $30,000 to $90,000.
Local labor economics. Blended open-shop crew rates run $44 to $62 per hour by trade, and high-cost cities carry price multipliers, McLean at 1.18x the regional baseline, Bethesda at 1.15x, Arlington at 1.12x. Outer jurisdictions like Manassas and Waldorf run 0.94x, below baseline.
Winter. December pricing runs at a 0.88x seasonal factor versus 1.10x in June, roughly a 20 percent swing on identical work. November through February is the region's soft season.
A licensed contractor's profit typically lands at 13 to 20 percent of the job. Below 8 percent usually means corners are being cut somewhere; above 30 percent, you are being upcharged.
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