Know what your project should cost before anyone calls you
Describe the job, answer a few questions and see an estimated range in about a minute. Then decide — and only then — whether you would like independent local contractors to get in touch. It is free for homeowners in Bucks County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia.
For homeowners
Four steps, and you can stop after the second. The estimate is yours whether or not you go any further.
Step 1Describe your project
Tell us what you are planning in your own words — “the water heater is leaking from the bottom”, “we want a standby generator for the whole house”. There is no form to decode and nothing to look up first.
- Plain language, a sentence is enough
- Or pick a trade and go straight to the questions
Step 2Answer a few questions, see a cost range
We ask only the questions that change the price: the size of the tank, the fuel it runs on, whether anything has to move. Then you see an estimated range for your project, with the reasons behind it — before anyone has your phone number.
- A range, never a quote
- “Not sure” is always an answer
- Nothing is asked twice
Step 3Add photos if you can
A picture of the panel, the heater or the room tells a contractor more than a paragraph does. It is optional, and it means the first conversation is about your job rather than about what your job is.
- Optional
- Seen only by contractors who take your project
Step 4Decide whether to hear from contractors
If you would like to go further, give us your contact details and, if it suits you, up to three times you are free for a visit. We pass your project to independent local contractors who cover your area and do that kind of work. They contact you directly.
- A small number of contractors, not a broadcast
- Offer visit times and it goes to one contractor only
- Stop at the estimate if that is all you wanted
What the estimate is — and isn't
The range is built from the details you give us and from typical costs for that kind of work. It tells you whether a project is a few hundred dollars or a few thousand, and what moves it. When we cannot narrow it down — because a question that matters went unanswered — we show a wider range and say why, rather than a confident number we cannot stand behind.
It is not a quote. Nobody can quote your project without seeing it.
It is
- A planning range for your project
- Shown before we ask who you are
- Explained — you see what moved the number
- Wider when we know less
It isn't
- A quote or an offer to do the work
- A price any contractor is held to
- A reason to skip a site visit
- Something you pay for
Projects that arrive already described
A homeowner who reaches you through us has already said what the job is, answered the questions that size it, seen a realistic range and asked to be contacted. You choose your trades and your territory, and you take only the projects you want.
- 1
Set up your account
Your trades, your service area by ZIP, city or county, and the kinds of project you want.
- 2
We review it
Every account is reviewed before any homeowner's details are shared.
- 3
Matching projects arrive
Only work inside your territory and preferences — with the project described, the questions answered and often photos.
- 4
Take the ones you want
You see the job, the estimate range, the price of the lead and whether it is shared or yours alone before you decide. Contact details are released when you take it.
What we don't do, said plainly
We introduce homeowners to independent local contractors. We do not employ them, rate them, rank them or stand behind their work, and we will not pretend otherwise with a badge. The decision about who works on your house is yours, and these are worth a few minutes before you make it:
- Look the company up on Pennsylvania's public home improvement contractor register.
- Ask for proof of insurance, and who pulls the permit.
- Get the price and the scope in writing before work starts.
- Compare more than one quote when the job is large.
Common questions
Does it cost me anything?
No. Contractors pay us when we introduce them to a homeowner. You are never charged, and your estimate does not depend on going any further.
Is the estimate a quote?
No. It is a planning range built from what you tell us about the project and from typical costs for that kind of work. A real quote comes after a contractor has seen the job — and one who offers a firm price sight-unseen is guessing.
Do I have to give my phone number to see the estimate?
No. You see the range first. We ask for contact details only afterwards, and only if you would like contractors to get in touch.
How many contractors will contact me?
A small number — we are not a broadcast service. If you offer times you are free for a visit, your project goes to one contractor only, because two companies cannot share one appointment.
Do you check the contractors?
We review each contractor account before any homeowner's details are shared, but we do not rate, rank or endorse anyone, and we do not inspect their work. Pennsylvania keeps a public register of home improvement contractors; it takes a minute to look a company up, and we would encourage you to.
Where do you work?
Bucks County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enter your ZIP code during the estimate and we will tell you straight away whether we cover it.