Shovels helps climate tech companies create installer networks based on their building electrification expertise and their service area, not their business address. Our contractor recommendations are not influenced by commissions or pay-per-lead fees.
The other guys (Thumbtack, HomeAdvisor, Houzz, BuildZoom) have financial relationships with the contractors they recommend. We don't make money from referrals.
The other find contractors based on their business address. We use building permits to return results by where they work.We search their service areas.
Our recommendations are driven purely by the data.
We follow the data. So should you. Our rankings are not influenced by commissions or fees of any kind.
Shovels is the only contractor directory that rates contractors by the types of permits they've worked on.
Shovels is the only building contractor directory that calculates an inspection pass rate to objectively assess quality.
Shovels is the only building contractor directory that calculates how long a permit took to complete and uses that data to rate contractors.
We offer our entire contractor directory as an API or data feed. Incorporate it into your own directory. Build on top of it. Make it even better.
Shovels incorporates weather, topography, and census data to find other factors that influence building contractor success.
There's nothing static about construction data. Shovels constantly refreshes contractor ratings and reviews to remain accurate.
We have access to permits in over 2,000 jurisdictions, covering 80% of the US population. Coverage is especially strong in major metro areas.