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What will this home service actually cost?

WhatCostsHome researches what US homeowners really pay for the jobs nobody budgets for — a broken garage door spring at 7 a.m., a termite colony in the wall — and publishes the ranges, the breakdowns and the calculators. Every figure comes from a named, published source. We sell nothing and take no bookings: this is a cost guide, not a contractor.

Garage door costs

Replacing a garage door spring costs $150–$350 professionally — and it is one job you should never DIY. Start with the full breakdown, then run your own numbers.

Termite costs

Termite treatment averages $621 a job, but the honest range runs $263–$1,033 — and tenting a whole home is a different league entirely. Method-by-method pricing, inspections, fumigation and bonds.

  • Termite Treatment Cost — Liquid barriers, bait stations, spot treatments and tenting — priced by method and home size.
  • Termite Inspection Cost — When an inspection is free, when it costs $75–$300, and what a WDO report for a home sale includes.
  • Termite Fumigation Cost — Tenting cost by home size and per square foot, plus the prep work and hotel nights to budget for.
  • Termite Bond Cost — What a termite bond is, first-year and renewal prices, and the retreatment vs. repair bond difference.

How our prices work

Ranges, not quotes. A single “average price” hides everything that matters. We publish the band real jobs fall in, and what moves you within it.

Named sources. Every page lists the published datasets behind its numbers — Angi's verified project data, HomeGuide, Fixr — checked and dated.

No invented numbers. If a figure can't be traced to a source, it doesn't appear. Read the full methodology.

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Frequently asked questions

Is WhatCostsHome a contractor or a booking service?+

No. We are an independent cost guide. We don't sell services, take bookings, or get paid by the companies you hire — we research and publish what the work costs so you can judge any quote against real data.

Where do the prices on this site come from?+

Published US cost datasets — mainly Angi's verified project data (tens of thousands of real jobs), HomeGuide and Fixr — cross-checked against each other and listed on every page with the date we checked them.

Why ranges instead of one exact price?+

Because one exact price would be fiction. A spring replacement in Houston and one in Los Angeles are different jobs at different rates. The range, plus the factors that move you inside it, is the honest answer.

Can I replace a garage door spring myself to save the labor?+

Please don't. Springs hold extreme tension and cause severe injuries every year. The labor share of a spring job is modest, and every guide on this site is written on a hire-a-pro basis for spring work.