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Colorado estate budget allocator.
Start at $500,000, enter your own planning budget, and compare how site conditions and project priorities change the allocation. Save, download or print your scenario for free.
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Moderate grade / constraints · Complete estate environment
- Professional services & preconstruction12% · $60,000
Survey, design, engineering, approvals, estimating, and project definition.
- Sitework, access & structure26% · $130,000
Demolition, earthwork, drainage, foundations, retaining, utilities, and logistics.
- Outdoor architecture18% · $90,000
Pavilions, kitchens, enclosure, masonry, shade, and architectural details.
- Pool, spa & water systems15% · $75,000
Vessels, equipment, covers, hydraulics, decks, and water-related infrastructure.
- Landscape, lighting & establishment17% · $85,000
Soils, planting, irrigation, lighting, furnishings, restoration, and establishment.
- Owner-held planning reserve12% · $60,000
Capital reserved for design development, unknowns, and deliberate owner decisions.
Educational allocation only; not a bid, cost estimate or feasibility assessment. The 12% model reserve is not a property-specific recommendation. Validate scope, costs and an appropriate reserve with your project team. Actual requirements depend on scope, site, jurisdiction, design, procurement and market conditions. A harder site shifts money from features to sitework within a fixed budget, which may require reducing scope or increasing capital. Displayed dollar amounts are rounded, so category totals may differ slightly from the selected capital.
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