Renovation Budget Calculator
Last updated: 2026-08-24
Renovation Budget Calculator — Calculate renovation budget for materials and labor.
Inputs
Result
Enter values and press Calculate
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How to use it
- List all the line items of project (demolición, albañilerÃa, fontanerÃa, electrical, finishes...)
- Measure the quantity is of each line item (m², m, units) según drawings of the project
- Assign the price unitario of each line item según the base of precios of construcción vigente
- Multiply each line item per its price unitario and sum all the subtotales
- Añade the percentage of overheads (13-19%) and profit industrial (6%)
- Apply the IVA correspondiente (21% to obras, 10% to rehabilitación in home usual)
- Add fe is of project (architect, aparejador) if procede
Common mistakes
- ⚠️ Forget line items ocultas: permits, fees municipales, ICIO, conexión of supplies
- ⚠️ Not update the precios unitarios a the date current of ejecución of the project
- ⚠️ Confusing budget of hires (with GG+BI) with budget of ejecución material (PEM)
- ⚠️ Not including the cost of gestión of waste of construcción and demolición (RCD)
- ⚠️ Subestimar the contingencies: reserva siempre a 5-10% additional of the PEM
Worked example
Calculate renovation budget for 80m² apartment.
Results: {eur_m2} €/m², {total_eur} € total, {materiales_eur} € in materials, {mano_obra_eur} € in labor, {gestion_eur} € in gestión.
Input guide
| Field | Typical range |
|---|---|
| tipo_reforma | Nivel of calidad: básica (económica), mean (estándar), alta (premium), lujo (alto standing) |
| area_m2 | Enter the renovation area between 10 and 2000 m². |