Rates and answers, as published.
Most remodelers make you ask for a number. Home Improvement Express prints it: $165 per craftsman hour, $95 per apprentice hour, and a 4-hour minimum, which is $660 at the craftsman rate.
These are the brand's published rates, shared across its locations. Your written estimate confirms the numbers for your job in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado.
Work order
HIE Northern Colorado
- Craftsman hour
- $165
- Apprentice hour
- $95
- Labor minimum
- 4 hrs ($660)
- Trip or mobilization fee
- None
- Estimates
- Free
- Materials we buy
- No markup
- Subcontracted items
- Marked up
- Warranty on labor
- One year
We do not mark up the materials that we purchase. The labor rate covers the time it takes to buy them and bring them to your house. There is no mobilization or trip fee, and we do not charge for estimates. Every job carries a one-year warranty on all labor.
What will this cost me, and what happens if something goes wrong?
7 questions, each one answered in full. If yours is not here, call 970-632-0138.
Small job, under a day? Email photos and a short description to estimates@hie-noco.com.

How do I pay when the work is done?
Under $5,000
VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC and JCB are all accepted.
Over $5,000
ACH is preferred. Cards are accepted with a 3% fee.
Subcontracted items such as countertops, cabinets and glass are marked up. Everything else we buy for your job is passed through at what we paid.