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40-Year Timeline

Project every replacement event over 40 years with compounding inflation and per-year cost overrides.

How the 40-Year Timeline Works

The engine projects every component replacement across a 40-year horizon. Costs grow with your chosen inflation rate, and you can override any year with a known expense.

  • 40-year projection with compounding inflation (1–40 years, customizable)
  • Per-year cost overrides for planned renovations
  • Replacement events stacked by year for easy scanning
  • Stacked area chart shows which components drive cost spikes

Cumulative Cost Chart and Most-Expensive-Year Detection

Beyond the year-by-year breakdown, a cumulative cost chart shows your running 40-year total, and the engine automatically flags the single most expensive year and the components driving it.

  • Cumulative line chart: total CapEx burden across the projection horizon
  • Most-expensive-year banner: the year, the dollar amount, and the components
  • Cash-flow crunch year identification — know when multiple replacements collide
  • Per-year breakdown table paginated by 10-year periods

Why This Matters

A roof replacement in year 8 costs very differently than in year 28 once inflation compounds. The timeline shows you the real future cost of every event, not just today's estimate — and warns you when expenses overlap.

  • See the true inflation-adjusted cost of future replacements
  • Identify years with multiple overlapping expenses
  • Plan major renovations around high-expense years

Sample Output

See what this feature calculates for you.

40-Year Timeline
Year 8 — Water Heater $1,690
Year 12 — HVAC $9,420
Year 18 — Roof $32,180
40-Year Total $187,420

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