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[quote=Anonymous]We've done this multiple times for the homes we've lived in.  For 2500, its usually about $10K.

That's just labor and materials.  Now, don't forget about the unexpected things.  Nail hole filling/painting is extra.  And usually once we see how nice the new trim looks, the walls often look sad--so you end up painting those as well.  For the doors, again, once the trim is painted, are you going to want to paint the doors?  Then the old hardware looks sad.....

Baseboards have the same scope creep.  The issue we've found with baseboards is the existing flooring.  It depends upon how the existing floor and baseboards were installed.  Did the floor get installed first and the flooring runs underneath or did the baseboards go in first and the floor butts up to it?  Are you going to go with the new style and get larger base?

For windows, do you have window sills?  Sometimes you find that there is some wood rot in the sills which needs to be replaced.

Since you're doing base, doors and windows, are you going to do crown as well?
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