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Home project cost guides
What home projects cost in Canada, and why. We only publish price ranges when they’re backed by real LokalMatch quote data or reliable, cited sources.
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- Furnace Installation
What replacing a gas furnace costs in Canada
Natural Resources Canada puts gas furnaces in a band from 90 to 98 per cent efficient, so the fuel saving between the cheapest new one and the best one is thin. What separates two quotes is the blower, where the exhaust goes, and who is allowed to connect the gas.
September 25, 2026 - Painters
What painting a house costs in Canada
Paint is the cheapest thing on a painter's invoice. What you are buying is the washing, scraping, filling and caulking that happens before anyone opens a can — and on a house built before 1990, how that preparation is done is a health question.
September 25, 2026 - Basement Finishing
What a basement renovation costs in Canada
Renovating a basement is cheap per square foot right up to the moment it isn't. Water, ceiling height and an egress window are what separate a straightforward job from one that needs excavation.
September 21, 2026 - Handyman Services
What a handyman costs in Canada
A handyman's price is usually set by the minimum, not the hour. Understanding the call-out minimum — and what a handyman is not allowed to do — is how you get five small jobs done for less than five separate trades.
September 21, 2026 - Appliance Repair
What appliance repair costs in Canada
Almost every appliance repair starts with a diagnostic fee, and the real question is what happens to that fee once you know what is wrong — plus whether the part still exists.
September 21, 2026 - Pest Control
What pest control costs in Canada
Pest control is priced by the pest, not by the house. A wasp nest is one visit. Bed bugs are a program with return visits and preparation you have to do yourself, and a one-visit quote for them is a warning sign.
September 21, 2026 - House Cleaning
What house cleaning costs in Canada
Cleaning is quoted two ways — by the hour or by the house — and the two hide different risks. Knowing which one you are being given, and what the first visit includes, is most of the decision.
September 21, 2026 - Window Replacement
What window replacement costs in Canada
Window quotes are hard to compare because the same house can be quoted two ways: dropping new units into the old frames, or taking the opening back to the studs. They are different jobs with different prices and different results.
September 21, 2026 - Heat Pump Installation
What a heat pump installation costs in Canada
Two quotes for a heat pump can differ by more than the equipment, because they are often quoting different systems: one sized to heat the house on a cold night, one sized to be cheap.
September 21, 2026 - Attic Insulation
What attic insulation costs in Canada
Blowing insulation into an attic is quick and cheap. Doing it in the right order is not, and the order is what decides whether you get a warmer house or a damp one.
September 21, 2026 - Roof Replacement
What a roof replacement costs in Canada
A roofer prices the roof they can see and writes a clause for the one they cannot. What the shingles are nailed to — the deck — is the part that decides whether the final invoice matches the quote.
September 21, 2026 - Deck Construction
What building a deck costs in Canada
A deck is mostly framing you never see. Footings below the frost line, the span of the joists and whether the city needs to inspect it are what the quote is built on — the boards on top are the cheap part of the decision.
September 21, 2026
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