Jake's List helps home improvement contractors review structured contractor feedback, property intelligence, and customer risk signals before committing time, labor, and materials to a project.
Got a lead? Check Jake's List before you schedule the estimate.
Every job starts with a customer. Understanding potential issues before committing time, labor, and materials can help protect your business.
Payment concerns at project milestones or completion
Disputes involving scope, change orders, or completed work
Billing issues after remodeling or improvement projects
Communication problems that can complicate a home improvement job
These practical steps can help clarify customer expectations, document agreements, and reduce preventable disputes.
Before ordering cabinets, flooring, fixtures, or finishes, document approved products, colors, quantities, and allowances. Explain how upgrades or substitutions may affect material costs and the project schedule.
Remodeling can reveal water damage, outdated wiring, or structural issues after demolition begins. Document unexpected findings, explain the revised scope, and obtain written approval before performing additional work.
Agree on working hours, access arrangements, customer preparation, and responsibilities for moving belongings. Explain how delayed material selections or restricted access can affect the completion timeline.
Record homeowner-requested changes in writing, including revised pricing and scheduling. Establish a walkthrough process, document outstanding items, and clarify when final payment becomes due under the agreement.
Explore our contractor red flags guide and free contractor agreement templates.
Jake's List combines structured contractor feedback with available property and public information to give you more context before you take the next step.
Review available signals that can provide additional context before accepting a home improvement project.
Review standardized Yes/No feedback submitted by other service professionals about working with the customer.
Review available property information before preparing an estimate or committing project resources.
Better customer intelligence can help you ask better questions, structure better agreements, and make more informed decisions before work begins.
Ask better questions before quoting a project
Review potential payment and dispute concerns
Protect labor, materials, and project time
Make more informed project acceptance decisions
Search the property, review available customer intelligence, and make a more informed decision before you schedule the estimate.
Start with the property address.
