Estimate Check
One contractor's estimate, reviewed line by line. You get a fair price range for every line and the questions to take back.
What's included$99quotes up to $15,000
$179 up to $50,000
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$179 up to $50,000
Find out if your contractor's price is fair.
Send us the estimate, or just photos of your home. A renovation pro with more than a decade on the owner's side of the table marks up every line and tells you what's fair, what's high and what you don't need.
From $99. Your report arrives within 2 business days, and you pay nothing until we confirm we can help.
ESTIMATENo. 1042
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Interior paint, walls and ceilings
$6,800HIGH fair is $4,300 to $5,100 - Vinyl plank flooring, 1,100 sq ft, installed$7,150 ✓ fair
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Replace all 9 interior doors
$3,600NOT NEEDED only 2 are damaged. Repair those for $520 -
Baseboards, replace throughout
$2,400HIGH fair is $1,400 to $1,700 - Misc. repairs and materials$1,500 VAGUE ask for an itemized list
- haul-off and disposal aren't listed. Ask if they're included MISSING
Total$21,450
Fair total: $14,870 to $15,970
On a job site, blue tape marks anything that needs a second look.
When a renovation wraps up, the final walkthrough is done with a roll of blue painter's tape. Every problem gets a strip. We do the same to your estimate, before any work starts and while changing it is still free.
Check your own estimate, free12 points, two minutes, no sign-up.
- HIGH
Priced above the fair range for your ZIP code. We show you the range, so you can ask for a better number or a good reason.
- NOT NEEDED
Work your photos don't support. The usual one is replacing something that only needs a repair.
- MISSING
Things the job will need that aren't on the estimate. Left off now, they tend to come back later as extra charges.
- VAGUE
A price with no detail behind it, like "misc. repairs." We give you the wording to get it itemized in writing.
- ✓ fair
Most lines on most estimates are fine. We mark those too, so you know what to leave alone.
Flat prices. Pick the one that fits.
A renovation professional with more than ten years of experience does every review, from your documents and photos. There's no site visit, and everything happens by email.
Hiring a contractor
Bid Compare
Two or three bids for the same job, lined up side by side. See what each one includes, what it leaves out, and which is the best value.
What's included$199up to 3 bids
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Scope from Photos
Send photos and we write the list of work your home needs, with a cost range for each item. Hand it to any contractor so every bid covers the same job.
What's included$149up to 3 rooms
$249 for a whole home
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$249 for a whole home
Change Order Check
Halfway through, the contractor says the job now costs more. We tell you if the extra charge is fair and what to ask before you agree.
What's included$79per change order
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Final Payment Check
Before you pay the last invoice, send photos of the finished work. We check them against what you're being billed for and list anything that isn't done.
What's included$99per job
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Buying a home
Inspection Report Pricing
Upload your home inspection report. We put a repair cost range on every item and sort them by what matters most, so you know what to ask the seller for.
What's included$129per report
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Scope from Photos
Planning updates after you move in? Send the listing photos or your own, and get a list of the work with a cost range for each item before you close.
What's included$149up to 3 rooms
$249 for a whole home
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$249 for a whole home
Own rentals
Turn Scope
Send move-out photos or a walkthrough video. Get a rent-ready scope with a cost range per line, in the order the work should happen.
What's included$179per home
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Move-Out Damage Report
Tenant damage and normal wear listed separately, each with photos and a repair cost, ready to attach to your deposit paperwork.
What's included$129per home
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Rehab Budget
Looking at a property to buy? Send the listing or your walkthrough photos and get a rehab scope and budget before you make an offer.
What's included$199per property
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Estimates, change orders and invoices
Everything on the "Hiring a contractor" list works for rentals too, at the same prices.
from $79
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Bigger job? For quotes over $50,000, more than three bids, or several homes at once, send the details and we'll quote a flat price before you pay anything.
Manage ten or more homes, or run a contracting business? A monthly plan is coming. Join the waitlist.
No estimate yet? Start with photos.
Take a wide shot of each room and a close-up of anything damaged. We mark what needs work and write it up as a scope of work. That's a plain list of jobs, quantities and cost ranges that any contractor can bid on.
Pay what's fair.
Scope of workBedroom, 12 ft by 14 ft
Room total$1,065 to $1,665
Floor: replace the damaged planks only. The rest is in good shape.
A sample room. Choose a number to see its line in the scope.
Three steps. About five minutes of your time.
Send it
Upload the estimate, the inspection report or your photos. Phone pictures are fine.
We mark it up
We go through every line and every photo. If something is unclear, we email you a question instead of guessing.
You get the report
A short PDF you can read in ten minutes and forward to your contractor as it is.
You pay after we confirm we can help with your project, and before the review starts. The 2 business days begin once payment and your files are in.
A report you can read in ten minutes.
It's short on purpose. You see the quoted price next to the fair range, and you get the questions to take back to your contractor, already written out.
- A verdict on every line, with the reason
- The fair price range for your ZIP code
- What's missing, before it becomes an extra charge
- Questions to ask, in plain words
Pay what's fair.
Estimate CheckSample report, page 1
- Quoted
$21,450- Fair range for this list
- $14,870 to $15,970
fair range
quoted
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Ask your contractor
- Your paint price works out to about $4.70 per square foot. Jobs like this usually run $3.00 to $3.50. Can you walk me through the difference?
- Only two doors are damaged. What would it cost to repair those two and keep the other seven?
- What exactly is in "misc. repairs and materials"? Please list it.
- Is haul-off and disposal included? If not, what will it add?
I started FairScope after 11 years on the owner's side of the table.
I've spent those years working for companies that own thousands of single-family homes. My job is quality control on their renovations. I review contractors' change orders, check their invoices against photos of the finished work, and go through the inspections that decide whether a home is ready to rent.
Companies that size keep people like me on staff. Most homeowners have nobody on their side of the table. FairScope gives you the same check, one home at a time.
Curtis
Founder, FairScope
What you can count on
- We don't do repair work, so we gain nothing by finding more of it.
- We don't take referral fees from contractors or suppliers.
- Your photos and documents stay private. We don't sell or share them.
- If your estimate is fair, the report says so.
Questions people ask first
Do you do the repair work?
No. FairScope is not a contractor and doesn't perform, manage or bid on construction work. We review and advise. You choose who does the job.
Is this a home inspection?
No. We work from your photos and documents and never visit the property. For questions about structure, electrical, plumbing, or heating and cooling, we'll tell you to bring in a licensed inspector or tradesperson.
How do you know what's fair where I live?
Each line is priced from current labor and material costs for your ZIP code and shown as a range, because two good contractors can land in different places. Every range says what it assumes.
Will you talk to my contractor?
No. You stay in charge of that conversation. The report gives you the questions to ask and the numbers to back them up.
What photos should I send?
A wide shot of each room from a corner, then a close-up of anything damaged, stained, cracked or leaking. Phone photos are fine, and a link to a walkthrough video works too.
Are your prices a bid?
No. They're estimates for planning and negotiating. A contractor's final price depends on what they find on site and the materials you pick.
What if my estimate turns out to be fair?
Then the report says so, line by line, and you can sign knowing someone checked.
When do I pay?
After you send your project, we confirm what you need and email a secure payment link. The review starts once it's paid.
Do you work outside Las Vegas?
Yes. Everything is done online, and prices are set for the ZIP code of the property.
Send your project.
It takes about five minutes. You pay nothing until we've confirmed we can help.