How many quotes should I get for a remodel & repair job in Bellingham?

At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Bellingham remodel & repair firms usually file between $10,673 and $59,071 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 5.5 times apart and both be normal for Bellingham. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.

What range is normal for remodel & repair jobs in Bellingham?

Half of permits were filed between $8,300 and $64,200; 8 in 10 between $3,600 and $172,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.

How much do remodeling contractors charge in Bellingham?

The usual remodel & repair job is filed at $21,073; the middle half of firms usually file between $10,673 and $59,071. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $17,487, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job

Why do prices I see online differ from $21,073?

$21,073 is the construction value contractors wrote on Bellingham permits. Online figures are usually all-in ranges whose scope you can't check (design, fees, site work), and our file mixes small and large jobs of this type in one number. Use the spread above to see where a quote sits.

Do bigger houses get bigger bills?

In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $59,071, the lower third $5,780. That is firms, not single jobs.

Where does this data come from?

City of Bellingham permits on single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes, read October 2026. How the records work in Bellingham

Home Remodel Cost in Bellingham, WA: Usual $21,073 (2026)

How much does home remodel cost in Bellingham?

The usual remodel & repair job filed with Bellingham is $21,073, from 246 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $10,673 and $59,071. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A remodel & repair permit here usually takes 275 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 246 priced permits across 99 firms, pooled into one. Half of Bellingham remodel & repair permits were filed between $8,300 and $64,200.

Percentile	Filed value	Reads as
10th	$3,600	1 in 10 permits filed below
25th	$8,300	1 in 4 filed below
50th	$22,400	the middle permit
75th	$64,200	1 in 4 filed above
90th	$172,000	1 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Whatcom County Assessor appraised values.

Firms working on	Usual home value	Usual filed value	Firms	Permits
Lower third	under $657,821	$5,780	33	65
Middle third	$657,821–$828,713	$17,487	33	114
Upper third	$835,076 and up	$59,071	33	71

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

Firm	Permits	Last 12 mo	Usual	Middle half	Finished
Renewal by Andersen of Wash	42	13	$17,487	$13,236–$31,179	17.3%
NW Extreme Installers Inc	19	7	$5,780	$2,920–$14,480	71.9%
Casali Remodeling LLC	12	4	$34,500	$12,650–$66,613	6 of 8
Great Northwest Home Works LLC	6	3	$3,250	$2,100–$4,625	—
Groundworks	4	3	—	—	—
Henifin Construction LLC	3	3	—	—	—
The Home Depot	12	2	$13,115	$6,195–$17,231	61.4%
Alderwood Builders LLC	4	2	—	—	—
LJ's Handyman Service Inc	2	2	—	—	—
Anchor Point Construction LLC	2	2	—	—	—

Why filed values run low or high

Bellingham records a project value on building permits (new homes, ADUs, additions, remodels) and fire sprinkler permits.
The 10 busiest firms usually file $17,487; the 94 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $44,500.
Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $835,076 and up) usually file $59,071, against $5,780 for the least expensive third.
One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 remodel & repair permits is filed under $3,600 and 1 in 10 over $172,000, 48 times as much.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 246 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Bellingham, 1 in 10 remodel & repair filed values sit under $3,600, the middle half between $8,300 and $64,200, and 1 in 10 over $172,000.

$223,000Above $172,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Bellingham.
$21,073Right at the usual $21,073: in the middle of the file.
$2,500Below $3,600: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a home remodel in Bellingham

Bellingham files the fewest remodel & repair permits in November (67 against an average month of 100) and the most in August (129). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Bellingham →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Bellingham permits on single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

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Common questions

How many quotes should I get for a remodel & repair job in Bellingham?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Bellingham remodel & repair firms usually file between $10,673 and $59,071 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 5.5 times apart and both be normal for Bellingham. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
What range is normal for remodel & repair jobs in Bellingham?Half of permits were filed between $8,300 and $64,200; 8 in 10 between $3,600 and $172,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
How much do remodeling contractors charge in Bellingham?The usual remodel & repair job is filed at $21,073; the middle half of firms usually file between $10,673 and $59,071. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $17,487, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
Why do prices I see online differ from $21,073?$21,073 is the construction value contractors wrote on Bellingham permits. Online figures are usually all-in ranges whose scope you can't check (design, fees, site work), and our file mixes small and large jobs of this type in one number. Use the spread above to see where a quote sits.
Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $59,071, the lower third $5,780. That is firms, not single jobs.
Where does this data come from?City of Bellingham permits on single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes, read October 2026. How the records work in Bellingham →

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