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Free Quote Teardown
A Quote Teardown reads every line of a U.S. contractor quote in seconds, sorts the lines by kind, marks the ones nobody can check, and writes the questions to send back. It is free and needs no account.
A teardown reads the lines and asks what is missing. It is not a fairness verdict, an inspection or a bid. Paid by homeowners only, so there are no contractor fees behind it.
PDF, JPG or PNG, 5 MB each / iPhone photos: choose JPG if asked, the browser usually converts them / Nothing stored except an anonymous card for 24 hours / Privacy
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Usually 10 to 40 seconds. Keep this tab open.
- Reading the pages
- Sorting each line by kind
- Looking up the public wage for your area
- Writing the questions
How the money splits
Share of the total by kind of line.
| Kind | Amount | Share | Bar |
|---|
What is missing or unclear
Each item is a question to ask, not proof that anything is wrong.
Nothing stood out in the lines we read. That is not proof the price is fair; the questions below still apply.
Every line
As read from the quote.
| Line | Kind | Qty | Amount |
|---|
Public wage for the trade
From public data, not from the quote.
Questions to send the contractor
Copy them into a text or email.
A complete quote for this job lists
Post it to the board
The card shows the trade, the state, the total, how the lines split and what was missing. It never shows names, addresses, the ZIP code or the text of the lines. Every card is reviewed before it appears.
See how other quotes were read
Eight worked teardowns: a roof, an AC, a water heater, windows, paint, a bathroom, overhead and profit, and a sign-tonight discount. Each shows the one line to ask about and the public source behind it.
Five answers from one quote
- 01What the job is, the total, and every line with its kind
- 02The lines that cannot be checked: lump sum, misc, allowance
- 03The overhead share, and whether crew size or roof squares are missing
- 04The questions to send the contractor
- 05With a ZIP code: the public wage for the trade in your area
A reading, not a verdict
Most quotes are hard to compare because the lines are not the same kind of thing. A teardown sorts them: labor, materials, permit, overhead, disposal and other. Then it marks what cannot be checked by anyone, because the wording gives no quantity or unit, and turns each gap into a question you can send.
- Reads the lines and the total
- Sorts every line by kind
- Marks lump-sum and allowance lines
- Notes missing crew size, hours or squares
- Adds the public wage when you give a ZIP
- A fairness verdict on the price
- An inspection of your home
- A bid or a counter-offer
- A review of your contractor
- A promise that you will save money
Three steps, under a minute
Upload the quote
A photo, a PDF of up to three pages, or the lines pasted as text. Add a ZIP code if you want the local wage.
An AI model reads the lines
It copies each line, its amount and its kind. Everything you see after that is computed from those lines and from public wage data, with the source printed.
You get the questions
Send them to the contractor. A contractor with a reason for each number can answer quickly.
Want to see what other homeowners found? Browse the teardown board.
Price good only today?
A deadline of tonight is a sales tactic, not a cost. When a sale of $25 or more is made at your home, the FTC Cooling-Off Rule gives you until midnight of the third business day to cancel. A deadline of tonight does not shorten that.
Ask for the quote in writing and read every line before you sign. A teardown takes seconds and needs no account.
Before you upload
Is the Quote Teardown free?
Yes. No account, no email and no payment. To keep it free for everyone, one network can run three teardowns an hour.
What do you keep?
An anonymous card for 24 hours: the trade, the state, the total, how the lines split by kind, and our own flags and questions. We do not keep your files or the text of the lines, and we do not train AI on your uploads. An AI model reads the pages; everything else is computed from those lines and public data. If you post the card to the board, it is reviewed before it appears. Otherwise it is deleted after 24 hours.
Is this a verdict on my contractor?
No. A teardown reads the lines and asks what is missing. It is not a fairness verdict, an inspection or a bid. A flag is a question to ask, not proof that anything is wrong, and a quote with no flags is not proof that it is fair.
Where does the wage number come from?
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: the hourly wage for the trade's main occupation in your metro area, or in your state when the metro has no figure, at the mean and at the 90th percentile. In Texas we also apply the labor loading TxDOT publishes for labor markup, insurance and payroll taxes; elsewhere the wage is shown without a loading and the teardown says so. When the quote states crew size and days or hours, we multiply to give a labor-dollar range. The source and period are printed with the number.