Custom home / renovation
Scope drifts with site, finishes, and how much coordination you want through permits. The band helps you ask better fee questions—not lock a number before drawings exist.
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Client tool
Pick a state and project type. Add square footage or a construction budget. You get a typical band for design services—not a bid—so you can talk to studios with clearer expectations.
Same tool, different design problems. Use a preset to seed the calculator, then adjust for your site and scope.
Scope drifts with site, finishes, and how much coordination you want through permits. The band helps you ask better fee questions—not lock a number before drawings exist.
Seed a custom-home estimateZoning, utilities, and privacy drive cost more than floor plans alone. A planning range is useful before you hire—especially when comparing ADU vs addition paths.
Seed an ADU estimateTenant improvements move on landlord criteria, base-building capacity, and permit timing. Early fee orientation helps you brief studios with lease and schedule constraints.
Seed a commercial TI estimateReady to talk with a studio?
Use your estimate as a conversation starter—then structure an open project so studios can propose on the same brief.
Pair the fee band with site reality and a clear project post—so proposals respond to your constraints, not a generic lead form.
Local planning estimate
Pick a U.S. state and project type. Add a construction budget range, or only square footage—we estimate build cost from regional mid-tier data, then show a typical band for design services (not a quote).
Construction budget (USD)—leave blank to estimate from sq ft × regional mid build cost.
Using ~$225/sq ft (mid tier) in Ohio for a rough construction budget—still confirm with builders or your architect.
Planning estimate for design services
$23,784 – $60,540
6–12% of project budget
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Not a binding quote. This is planning guidance only. Fees vary by scope, risk, and firm; confirm with licensed professionals in your market.
Data sources: Regional adjustment: BEA Regional Price Parities (2022). (2022). National construction cost baseline: NAHB survey (2023). (2023).
Market notes for Ohio: Ohio Building Code; local amendments. Cleveland/Columbus/Cincinnati metros vary.