Walk in with the work, the photos and your price.
Call a contractor first and the contractor writes the list and sets the price. Send us photos first and we write it for you: every job, what it takes, a fair range and an offer. Then you hand over one sheet, and the contractor answers your number.
See a sample scope and offer sheet (PDF, 5 pages). Also en español (PDF).
What you send
- A wide photo of each room, taken from a corner
- Close-ups of anything damaged, stained, cracked or leaking
- Room sizes if you know them. A rough guess is fine
- What you want changed, in your own words
What you get back
- The work written out room by room, with a photo and a quantity on every line
- What each job takes: hours of labor and the cost of materials
- A fair range and an offer on every line, priced for your ZIP code
- An offer sheet to hand to a contractor, with a blank on each line to agree or write a price
- Your report in English or Spanish
When it helps most
- Before you call contractors
- When you're not sure what the home needs
- When you want to open with a price instead of waiting for one
Questions
Do I need to measure anything?
It helps, but it isn't required. We estimate sizes from the photos and tell you which ones to confirm.
Will a contractor take my offer?
Some agree to every line and some write in a different price. Every offer sits inside the fair range for your ZIP code, so you can see how far any counter is from fair. It's an offer, not a guarantee that someone will accept it.
Can I give the sheet to more than one contractor?
Yes. Each one marks Agree or writes a price on every line, so what comes back is easy to compare.
Does the contractor see the fair range?
No. The fair range, the hours and the materials are on your pages only. The offer sheet shows the work, the photo, the quantity and your offer.
Can you tell what's behind a wall?
No. We scope what the photos show, and flag anything a licensed pro should look at in person, like a leak, wiring, or a crack that could be structural.
Is the offer sheet a contract?
No. It gets you to an agreed list and price. Put the agreed work and prices in a written contract before work starts.
Is this a home inspection?
No. It's a list of repair and update work with cost ranges. It doesn't replace an inspection.
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Not sure this is the right one?
Send what you have and tell us what's going on. We'll point you to the service that fits, or tell you if you don't need one.