Send it to us. We'll shop it against 15–20 local contractors and bring back their best written bids — you pick, you save.
Contractors give their best price when they know they're bidding against 19 others. One quote, asked alone, is rarely that price.
No contractor commissions. No kickbacks. We work for you — the only side we're on.
You already did the hard part — getting one contractor out to quote the job. We turn that single number into a market.
The quote you got, what the project actually is — size, materials, timeline. Two minutes on one form. That's your whole job.
15–20 local contractors get your exact spec and are asked for a written bid. They never get your name or address until you say so — they just know they're one of twenty.
One report: every written bid, what each one actually includes, and our pick with the reasoning. You choose the winner — or keep your original quote with a clear conscience.
In one documented test, the same pool project drew written quotes from $120K to $240K — and the homeowner saved ~$50K just by shopping the job instead of signing the first number.
That's Chris Koerner's published experiment — not our result, and not a promise. We have no results of our own to show you yet; SecondBid is new. What we can promise is the process: your spec, twenty contractors, every bid in writing.
Roofing, concrete, HVAC, remodeling, pools, and fencing — in most US metros. Holding a quote in a different trade? Ask for a free verdict and we'll tell you straight if we can shop it.
Flat fees, paid once. On a five-figure project, even one competing bid usually pays for this many times over.
Not sure your quote is even off? Start here.
The full shop. The one most people buy.
Zero-bid guarantee: if no bids come back, your $49 is refunded in full.
The shop, then we squeeze.
Same zero-bid guarantee: no bids, full refund.
Tell us the trade, the number, and where the job is. A human-reviewed verdict lands in your inbox within 24 hours: in line, high, or way high — plus what we'd do about it.
No. SecondBid is not a contractor and never does the work. We work for the homeowner — we take your project spec to the market and bring the bids back. We never take contractor commissions or kickbacks; our only revenue is the flat fee you pay. If that ever changes, we'll say so, plainly, on this page.
Free verdicts go out by email within 24 hours. For a Quote Shop, contractors are contacted within 24 hours of your intake, and your full bid report lands in 3–5 business days. Shop + Negotiate adds a 7-day negotiation window after the bids are in.
Then your report still shows you the whole market — every written bid next to your original quote — and you'll know your number was fair before you sign. That's worth having. And on the Quote Shop tier: if zero bids come back at all, the $49 is refunded in full. Same on Shop + Negotiate.
Your project spec — the work, the size, the materials, the ZIP — and nothing else. Your name, address, and contact details stay with us until you pick a winner and tell us to make the introduction.
Most US metros, across roofing, concrete, HVAC, remodeling, pools, and fencing. If your metro turns out to be too thin to shop properly, we'll tell you before we start — and the zero-bid refund covers you if a shop comes back empty.