Know what it costs before you call a contractor.
A few questions about your project. Davis gives you a real cost range, benchmarked against local pricing — so you know what fair looks like before anyone quotes you a number.
Check my budget — freeNo account required · Takes about 2 minutes
Nobody wins when a bid starts with a guess.
Contractors spend hours preparing estimates for homeowners who had no idea the real number was double what they imagined — a bid that goes nowhere, on both sides. Budget Check exists so you walk into that conversation with a realistic number, and the contractors you do invite are working on a project that's actually going to happen.
Three ways people use this
I want to know what to budget
You're not ready for contractors yet — you just want a real number, so you know how much to save and when you'll be ready to start.
I want to go in prepared
You like to understand things before they happen. You want to know what to expect from the bidding process, not learn it as you go.
I'm ready to invite contractors
You know what you're building. You want organized, apples-to-apples bids back — that's what a Bid Request is built for.
Three steps. No bids required.
Tell Davis what you're planning
Pick your project type — kitchen, bathroom, roof, whatever it is. No bids, no contractors, no account.
Answer a few questions
Davis asks what actually changes the price for your project type — square footage, finish level, scope. Each question says why it matters.
Get a real range
A cost range based on licensed local pricing data, broken down by category — so you walk into contractor conversations already informed.
A range, not a guess.
Sample estimate for a mid-grade kitchen remodel in Atlanta — priced to that ZIP, not a national average.
Every range is priced to your ZIP code from licensed local cost data — the actual rates contractors charge in your area, never national or state averages. It's an estimate, not a quote: real bids still vary by home and contractor.
Ready to invite contractors? Get a Bid Request.
Once you've run Budget Check, Davis already knows your scope. A Bid Request turns that into a document you send to every contractor you invite — so their bids come back covering the same work and are actually easy to compare.
- A scope-of-work document built from your Budget Check answers — nothing to re-type
- Room for your own priorities, plus photos of the space if you want to add them
- Print it, email it, or send it to every contractor you're inviting to bid
- Never shows your target budget — contractors price the scope, not your ceiling
Keep the current footprint. Prefer to start within 60 days.
Real people. Real reactions.
It takes the guesswork out of choosing the right contractor at the right price.
Excellent investment from a trustworthy and knowledgeable source.
This tool will give you a better idea of exactly what you are buying and whose bid gives you the most accurate picture of what it will cost.
Questions worth asking.
Go into it informed.
Two minutes, a few questions, one real number to plan around.
Check my budget — free