A better way to shop for home improvements
We built BidList to solve a simple problem: homeowners deserve transparent pricing and access to quality roofing contractors without the hassle of calling dozens of companies.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide a better way to shop for home improvements.
Our team has spent the last 10 years working on solving this problem. The core issue we've encountered is a lack of transparency in home improvement shopping. Existing online marketplaces make money by selling your information to contractors. While these marketplaces create competition which helps customers get a good deal, you end up bombarded with calls, and are forced to sit through long sales pitches just to see a price. And contractors don't enjoy spamming you with calls either! The expense of spamming customers with calls and sending salespeople creates a lot of time and headaches for contractors that they need to mark up their price to pay for.
Our solution is to twofold: provide an easy shopping experience, and give homeowners an unbiased resource to help them make the right decision for them.
How our marketplace works
We work with a network of vetted contractors that we have built over the years. We connect homeowners and contractors.
- Contractors provide their pricing for different scopes of work and details on their offers including warranty information, material SKU, and comprehensive details on the work performed.
- When a homeowner requests bids, BidList remotely determines the measures the project.
- Each contractor's pricing and products are applied to that measurement to generate their bid. Any contingencies that could come up are made transparent and priced in advance to prevent bait and switches or overpriced change orders.
- The homeowner can select the bid they would like. They are welcome to talk to the contractors, and talk to BidList to receive impartial advice guided by the experience of thousands of projects.
- Once the homeowner has accepted a bid, the contractor will meet them and check the decking and layers.
- The contractor will install the project and be paid by the property owner.
Meet our team
Our team has spent our entire careers in the home improvement industry refining the best way for homeowners and contractors to connect
Ian Collins
Cofounder
10 years in home improvement.
Alex Parker
Cofounder
10 years in home improvement.
Trevor Parker
Technology
Calvin Polvorosa
Operations