Home Maintenance Calculator

How much should you budget to maintain your luxury home?

Move the slider and pick what fits your house for an estimated yearly budget, split between Home Manager hours and trades.

Home value$5M

$3M$20M

Age of the house

Size

Special features

Pool or hot tub Slate, copper or cedar roof Generator, radiant or smart-home systems Large grounds or irrigation

Your estimated yearly budget

$55K / yr

Most homes like yours: $39K to $77K

$15,730

$39,270

Home Manager hours130 hrs

Home Manager time at $121/hr$15,730

Tasks, trades & materials$39,270

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An estimate based on the 1% rule: a common rule of thumb is to set aside about 1% of a home's value each year, often more for larger, complex and historic homes. Budgets start at $25K a year. Buy a minimum of 60 hours; unused hours never expire. We confirm a real number after walking the house with you.

What drives the cost

Why no two homes cost the same.

A common rule of thumb is to set aside about 1% of a home's value each year for maintenance. These are the things that push it higher.

Size and storeys

More rooms, windows, bathrooms and square footage mean more to service and more that can fail.

Age and heritage status

Older and heritage homes need specialist trades, careful materials and large system upgrades with new building codes in place.

Roof type

Slate, copper and cedar last for decades when maintained, and cost far more when they are not.

Special systems

Boilers, radiant floors, generators, pools, wine cellars, smart-home and security systems each need their own trade and schedule.

Grounds

Mature trees, irrigation, interlock and landscape lighting add seasonal work.

How Zebrano fits in

Home Manager time is $121 an hour. Buy a minimum of 60 hours; unused hours never expire. Trade work is billed through Zebrano as it is done, on the same invoice.