There’s a new free web service available that aims to make the processing of finding a home improvement contractor a much more simple procedure than it’s been in the past. Most homeowners looking for a home improvement contractor follow the same pattern: they call around to the various contractors and describe the project they want to have done. The contractors then either schedule visits or give approximate quotes over the phone. The homeowner has to keep track of all this information and make a choice on what home improvement contractor to use. Once the home owner and home improvement contactor have decided on an approximate price the whole scheduling and negotiation process has to start all over again for when the job will get done.

ProjectTurtle is a free service that allows you to name your price and bring home improvement contractors to you!

ProjectTurtle aims to simplify the whole process of finding a home improvement contractor! ProjectTurtle is a web-based home improvement contractor matching service that allows you to take your home improvement project needs, post the details and then you let home improvement contractors come to you! There are no more endless phone calls trying to find someone who can do the work or asking friends of friends if they know anyone who can do a certain job.

The entire bidding and pricing plan is turned around, too. When you post the home improvement project you need completed you can also post the price you want to pay. That way you don’t have to waste your time talking to contractors that are way out of your price range. There are no more long conversations where the estimated price of the home improvement projects ends up being way too high.

Essentially you’re selling (or, in Turtle terms SHELLING) your project out to the home improvement contractor who can provide the best price for the work involved! The site walks you through the process and gives you some general guidelines about being reasonable and flexible when putting prices on the home improvement projects you want done. You can put up photos and plans and all the details about the project that you have. If you have no idea how to properly price the home improvement project you’re looking at then you can simply post a Bid Request, which means you’re asking for prices to be sent to you. You can also browse and see what home projects other people have put up with asking prices.

Sure, there are home improvement contractor matching services are in abundance, but many often work sell their information to each other and most charge a fee to contractors, meaning that fee will often be passed on to you, the homeowner. ProjectTurtle was designed by a home improvement contractor who grew tired of paying fees to contractor services in the same way that some homeowners were tired of paying fees for lousy services. ProjectTurtle aims to make the entire process easier for homeowners to find home improvement contractors who really want to do the work for a fair price!

Overall it’s a pretty unique idea which could really help a lot of people find qualified home improvement contractors without all the hassle of calling around and trying to figure out who can do your job. ProjectTurtle is still new and in “beta” which means they are more apt to change and improve over time. The service is completely free and they offer a number of different resources to help you find a contractor for your home improvement project, like a regional home improvement calculator and a pretty informative blog. The entire site gives homeowners some insight into how home improvement contractors operate and run their business.

If you have a home improvement project and you have some idea about what you need done then this is definitely the site for you! Home improvement contractors looking for work can obviously use it as well, and they can apply for a “ProjectTurtle Certification” logo which may help them win bids against other contractors.

For me, finding qualified NJ home improvement contractors with competitive prices has always been a problem, but I’ve heard of the same from people who were looking for Maryland home improvement contractors, Florida home improvement contractors and even Los Angeles home improvement contractors… the bottom line is that the process of looking for a home improvement contractor or using a home improvement contractor matching service has always been rife with problems. ProjectTurtle looks to streamline the process and put the power of the sale in the hands of the homeowner!