[tcbawo]

This is notoriously hard to do, if not impossible. Every home project is unique, where unknown and unforeseen issues arise all the time. Plus, like many service companies, they have turnover and a growth arc which makes them a moving target. I've used Angie's list before, which was valuable, but with ultimately mixed results. They seem to promote a model of getting good quality, but where price varies from inflated to egregious.

[shostack]

Everything you stated is true, but just points to how much value there would be to unlock for a company that could crack this nut.

But most of the attempts refuse to take on any liability for themselves, and half the reason to use such a company would be accountability and reduction of personal risk.

For the various home projects I've done before, it always feels like such a gamble with a ridiculous amount of information asymmetry, although thankfully the internet has made great strides in fixing that part of the equation.

[doug1001]

i thought this Thumbtack's vertical (which i assumed includes the vetting via ratings history, etc.)