Home renovation cost

[Bel Crawford]

I am planning a kitchen remodel and master bathroom addition in my fixer upper.  The design / construction company that I want to work with quoted me 135K for both projects.  I have seen the great work that they do and know that they are reputable but is this price too high?  Another, smaller company quoted me 90K for the same project.  I would like to go with the company that I know and want to know if I am being unrealistic about the cost.  The remodel would include structural, electrical, etc. for both rooms and adding a bathroom that does not currently exist.

[Bryan Devitt]

The spread is huge but the $90k guy will probably take 6 to 9 months of he can complete it at all and probably be $20k over budget and priced it for inferior box store products. The $135k guy might be high or he might be realistic and using high end products. Really, no one here can give you a good answer because even after knowing where you are, we dont know the scope of work at all. I can price the same kitchen with that much spread just with high end cabinets, stone and tile compared to Home Depot crap. Get more prices and do a ton of research on the builders, check prior jobs and their references. I know of a builder by me that gets double what we charge for the exact same bathroom because of their reputation and being such a large company.