The Garage: what every upgrade costs
By Dan Whitlock, Home Projects Editor · Updated July 2026
The garage is where home upgrades get personal: it's the one room you're allowed to treat like a project.
These calculators price the working parts (a spring that just snapped, an opener that predates smartphones), the floor under it all (epoxy over a sound slab, or a new slab where there isn't one), and the newest arrival: a level 2 EV charger, quickly becoming the garage's most-used appliance.
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- 2Garage Door Opener cost
$220–$600
chain or belt drive, professionally installed, standard single-car door
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- 5EV Charger Installation cost
$800–$2,400
Level 2 hardwired 40A, new 240V circuit, typical run, licensed electrician
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