Project Risk Estimator
What's at Stake on Your Renovation?
Homeowners commonly experience 10–30% cost overruns from poor planning, change orders, and delays. This tool estimates how much of your project budget is exposed to that risk — the amount moving through your project that no one reviews on your behalf unless you appoint someone.
Project Risk Estimator
Estimate how much of your project is exposed to overrun and change-order risk
Your Estimated Results
Potential Risk Exposure
$15,000 – $45,000
the range typically at risk to overruns and change orders if unmanaged
Reviewed On Your Behalf
$0 unless you appoint someone independent
the amount of that exposure currently reviewed by someone whose only interest is yours
These figures use general industry ranges for renovation cost overruns — not a prediction about your project and not a MEAA estimate. The point isn't what you'll save; it's the size of what you're managing without independent review. A free 15-minute introduction can help determine whether MEAA may be a fit and identify a possible next step.
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10–30%
Typical cost overrun without oversight
industry data across residential renovations
3–6×
Cost to fix design errors mid-construction
vs. catching them in pre-construction review
37%
of homeowners exceed their renovation budget
Houzz 2026 homeowner survey