How many quotes should I get for a remodel & alteration job in Denver?

At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Denver remodel & alteration firms usually file between $15,000 and $67,951 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 4.5 times apart and both be normal for Denver. 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 & alteration jobs in Denver?

Half of permits were filed between $9,200 and $59,900; 8 in 10 between $4,200 and $124,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.

How much do remodeling contractors charge in Denver?

The usual remodel & alteration job is filed at $25,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $15,000 and $67,951. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $9,222, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job

Why do prices I see online differ from $25,000?

$25,000 is the construction value contractors wrote on Denver 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 $50,000, the lower third $15,000. That is firms, not single jobs.

Where does this data come from?

City and County of Denver residential construction and demolition permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Denver

Home Remodel Cost in Denver, CO: Usual $25,000 (2026)

How much does home remodel cost in Denver?

The usual remodel & alteration job filed with Denver is $25,000, from 3,115 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $15,000 and $67,951. 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.

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 3,115 priced permits across 810 firms, pooled into one. Half of Denver remodel & alteration permits were filed between $9,200 and $59,900.

Percentile	Filed value	Reads as
10th	$4,200	1 in 10 permits filed below
25th	$9,200	1 in 4 filed below
50th	$25,000	the middle permit
75th	$59,900	1 in 4 filed above
90th	$124,000	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: City and County of Denver parcel values.

Firms working on	Usual home value	Usual filed value	Firms	Permits
Lower third	under $774,600	$15,000	267	988
Middle third	$774,600–$1,198,900	$25,135	268	1,507
Upper third	$1,208,100 and up	$50,000	268	841

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. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

Firm	Permits	Last 12 mo	Usual	Middle half
Brighter Basements	104	40	$4,812	$4,400–$8,400
A2Z Builders, LLC	95	33	$18,800	$9,625–$30,075
SF Construction Management	92	28	$3,500	$3,000–$7,000
Elkstone Inc	79	25	$18,936	$15,100–$24,806
Sigma Homes LLC	105	24	$25,642	$21,875–$32,000
Sennett Windows	54	24	$4,000	$4,000–$7,000
Lujan Investment Group & Home Improvement LLC	40	19	$36,606	$20,000–$79,614
Egress Inc	61	18	$9,222	$7,401–$12,799
Dun-Rite Home Improvements Inc	54	16	$8,141	$5,375–$12,779
Boa Construction Inc	23	14	$135,000	$63,115–$444,887

Why filed values run low or high

The 10 busiest firms usually file $9,222; the 747 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $34,694.
Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,208,100 and up) usually file $50,000, against $15,000 for the least expensive third.
One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 remodel & alteration permits is filed under $4,200 and 1 in 10 over $124,000, 29 times as much.
88.2% of the 3,530 permits carry a value; the 415 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 3,115 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Denver, 1 in 10 remodel & alteration filed values sit under $4,200, the middle half between $9,200 and $59,900, and 1 in 10 over $124,000.

$161,000Above $124,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Denver.
$25,000Right at the usual $25,000: in the middle of the file.
$2,900Below $4,200: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a home remodel in Denver

Denver files the fewest remodel & alteration permits in December (86 against an average month of 100) and the most in July (114). 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 Denver →

How these numbers are made

Source: City and County of Denver residential construction and demolition permits. 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 & alteration job in Denver?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Denver remodel & alteration firms usually file between $15,000 and $67,951 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 4.5 times apart and both be normal for Denver. 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 & alteration jobs in Denver?Half of permits were filed between $9,200 and $59,900; 8 in 10 between $4,200 and $124,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
How much do remodeling contractors charge in Denver?The usual remodel & alteration job is filed at $25,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $15,000 and $67,951. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $9,222, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
Why do prices I see online differ from $25,000?$25,000 is the construction value contractors wrote on Denver 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 $50,000, the lower third $15,000. That is firms, not single jobs.
Where does this data come from?City and County of Denver residential construction and demolition permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Denver →

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