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theBuildd

theBuildd supplies exclusive, opted-in homeowner leads to contractors across eight home-improvement trades in the United States. Each lead is sold to one buyer; the contractor contacts and qualifies the homeowner. Articles under this byline are written and reviewed by the theBuildd team. Homeowners may still seek other quotes independently.

Exclusive leads for home-improvement contractors

90 articles

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Landscaping

Artificial turf leads: qualify the site before the visit

Screen residential synthetic-turf inquiries by intended use, site conditions, access, drainage review, estimator capacity, and installation capability.

9 min read
Remodeling

Basement finishing leads: separate remodels from water problems

Evaluate basement-finishing inquiries by finished-space intent, reported water concerns, permit uncertainty, site-visit capacity, and complete acquisition cost.

9 min read
Pricing

Contractor customer acquisition cost: calculate your real CAC

Calculate contractor customer acquisition cost with a complete expense policy, a clean customer denominator, and your own first-job gross profit.

13 min read
Lead Quality

Contractor lead handling process: a team SOP

Use clear owners, queue states, next actions, exception paths and management checks to keep contractor leads from disappearing between handoffs.

15 min read
Pricing

Contractor lead ROI calculator: measure gross-profit return

Download a formula-based worksheet for acquisition cost, sold-job cost, gross-profit return and the close rate needed to break even.

7 min read
Lead Generation

Contractor service area strategy: choose ZIPs crews can cover

Build a lead-buying service area from real travel time, job economics and crew capacity, then set clear ZIP rules.

13 min read
Guides

Contractor leads no contract: decode the exit terms

Separate commitment, billing, pause, notice, cancellation, and final charges before choosing a no-contract contractor lead program.

9 min read
Pricing

Wasted estimates: contractors should price sales time

Calculate estimator labor, travel and quote cost, then match each failed estimate to the qualification step that could prevent it.

7 min read
HVAC

Free HVAC leads: five channels and their real cost

Rank five no-direct-fee HVAC lead channels, record the labor each consumes, and decide when a paid source becomes cheaper.

9 min read
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