Home improvement directory that puts the home owner in control

Now here is a idea that is a long time overdue - placing the homeowner in charge of deciding who will call them about home repairs and handiwork. Take a look at the roofing contractors information at All Around the Home for an idea on what the website is like.

Basically they are changing the way home improvement directories work. Rather than what has been the standard of such directories, where the home owner submits their information and the site sells it to up to five subcontractors that then start calling to pressure the home owner to do business with them, All Around the Home puts the power in the home owner's hands. They let the home owner decide who will call them. Home owners can review each contractor by name and submit a request for a free estimate from only the companies that the home owner wishes to have contact them.

The site is still growing (at a rapid rate), so the areas covered are at the moment limited mostly to the original areas of Maryland and Virginia, but they are expanding to national coverage over the next few months.

This is a great way for the home owner to get quotes for things such as installation of handicapped access or remolding of a bathroom or bedroom to be eldercare friendly.

This post is sponsored by the PPP advertiser All Around the Home