Idaho Remodel Tools & Downloads
Tools, cost frameworks, and reference guides for Idaho remodeling. Interactive calculators and PDF lead magnets are on the roadmap — for now, this hub aggregates the current Iron Crest reference resources that function today. All content grounded in verified Idaho primary sources.
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Six tools + reference guides currently live: the Treasure Valley permit-fee comparison, the Kitchen Cost framework (Hub 3), the Bathroom Cost framework (Hub 4), the What-Needs-a-Permit decision guide, the Contractor Contract Checklist, and the DOPL / IBOL Contractor Verification workflow. Six additional tools are in the roadmap: interactive cost calculator, permit-needed quiz, budget planner PDF, bid-comparison sheet PDF, pre-construction checklist PDF, and selections tracker PDF — all deferred pending backend + design work.
Every published Iron Crest cost figure, permit fee, code section, and grant amount traces to a primary source read this session — Idaho Legislature statutes, city and county fee schedules, IRS publications, va.gov, healthandwelfare.idaho.gov, EPA program pages, and Iron Crest's own recent Treasure Valley estimate portfolio. Nothing is fabricated to sound plausible; where a number cannot be verified this session the page says so and directs you to the primary source instead.
That's why the tools list below is shorter than a typical remodeling website's “free calculators” section. A truly useful cost calculator needs verified per-market inputs (labor rates, permit fees, material pricing) and a way to serve back an honest range — not a Boise-market estimate generated by a national-average formula. Building that well is scoped work; publishing a bad one is worse than publishing nothing, so those live in the roadmap section until they can be built with the same rigor as the existing guide content.
For most homeowners the fastest path from “what does this cost” to a real number is still a free in-home estimate. The tools above surface the frameworks Iron Crest uses to build those estimates so you can understand the answer when it comes back.
Treasure Valley Permit Fee Guide
Side-by-side comparison of permit fees + timelines for every Ada and Canyon County jurisdiction.
Kitchen Cost Framework (Hub 3)
Three-tier kitchen cost framework — refresh, mid-range, premium — with line-item cost table.
Bathroom Cost Framework (Hub 4)
Three-size-band bathroom cost framework — powder, full, primary suite — with detailed line items.
What Needs a Permit in Idaho (spoke)
Trade-by-trade decision guide — permit-required vs generally-exempt scope.
Idaho Contractor Contract Checklist
The five § 54-5215 legal minimums + ten best-practice items to verify before signing.
DOPL / IBOL Contractor Verification
Six-step verification workflow with Iron Crest RCE-6681702 as working example.
These tools are enumerated in Iron Crest's guide-build MASTER-TODO but deferred pending backend + design work.
Interactive kitchen cost calculator (Phase 3.3)
Deferred — requires backend integration for email-gated results
Permit-needed quiz (Phase 10.3)
Deferred — 5-question decision tree, backend + form work
Budget planner PDF (Phase 10.4)
Deferred — PDF creation + email lead magnet system
Bid-comparison sheet PDF (Phase 10.5)
Deferred — PDF creation + design pass
Pre-construction checklist PDF (Phase 10.6)
Deferred — PDF creation
Selections tracker PDF (Phase 10.7)
Deferred — PDF creation
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Free estimates + written scope + fixed price + 1-year workmanship warranty. RCE-6681702. Idaho Contractor Registration Act compliant.