We send homeowners a free price guide for driveways and patios, then connect them with one local contractor worth having on the drive — instead of three you have to choose between.
Most people start by collecting quotes and end up more confused than when they began. Three numbers, no explanation of why they differ, and six weeks gone.
A few questions — what you're having done, roughly when, and where you are. Under a minute, and no one calls you for it.
What actually decides the cost of a driveway or patio, what the finishes are, and the questions worth asking anyone who quotes you.
We match you with a contractor who covers your area, and they come out and price the actual job. You'll know who's coming before they knock.
These are the things a homeowner can't easily check, and the first things a cheap quote leaves out. They're also what we'd want to know before letting someone pour concrete outside our own house.
Most concrete that fails didn't fail because of the concrete — it failed because of what was underneath it. It's invisible once the job's done, which is why it's the first thing to get cut.
A slab that takes garden furniture and one that takes a truck aren't the same slab, and the difference is decided before anyone pours anything.
Concrete cracks — that isn't a fault, it's physics. Cut properly it cracks where someone decided. Not cut, it cracks across the middle.
Clean edges, an even surface, and your garden not wrecked on the way out. It's the part people remember long after they've forgotten the price.
Three quotes sounds like diligence. In practice it's three numbers with no explanation of why they differ, three afternoons at home waiting, and a decision made on price because price is the only thing you can compare.
Comparing contractors is the part we do. You get one who covers your area and does the four things above, and a guide that tells you enough to hold your own in the conversation.
Nothing. The guide is free and so is the visit, and you're under no obligation to anyone at any point.
Contractors pay us to be introduced to homeowners who are actually planning work. That's the whole business model, and it's worth saying plainly — if a service is free, it's fair to ask who's paying for it.
Yes. The price guide and the visit both cost you nothing, and there's no obligation to go ahead with anything. The contractor pays us for the introduction.
One. Your details aren't sold on or shared around — that's the difference between this and a lead-generation site, where one form can mean a week of phone calls.
Then don't. You'll have a written price and a much better idea of what the job involves, and you're free to use it however you like.
We work with contractors in specific areas rather than nationally, so it depends where you are. If you've arrived here from one of our ads, the contractor covering your area is already lined up.
Through the link in the ad or email that brought you here — it's set up for the contractor covering your postcode. If you've lost it, email us at hello@instaestimates.com with your address and we'll send it back.
