TradeDeckHire a contractor without writing a cheque to a stranger.
Escrow is coming soon — posting jobs, applying and messaging are live now.
The two things that go wrong on home projects are paying too much up front and not knowing who you actually hired. TradeDeck is built around fixing both.
The deposit problem
The standard ask is a deposit before anything starts. Once that money is gone, all the leverage sits on one side of the table. If the crew stops showing up, your only options are patience or a lawyer.
With a draw schedule, you fund one milestone at a time. The money is real and committed — the crew can see it is there, so they are not working on faith either — but it does not release until you approve the stage. If work stalls at 40%, you are out the 40% you signed off on, not a 50% deposit on a job nobody finished.
The "who did I just hire" problem
Directory sites rank whoever pays the most for the placement. That is not a quality signal, it is an ad auction. TradeDeck ranks on what actually happened on previous jobs: how many were completed, whether milestones hit their dates, how close the final cost landed to the original bid, and whether the site got left clean.
You also see the tier of the individual workers, not just the company name on the truck.
What it costs you
| Action | Cost |
|---|---|
| Posting a job | Free |
| Reviewing applicants and tiers | Free |
| Contacting a worker directly | Free |
| Funding a milestone into escrow | Standard payment processing |
There is no membership, no per-lead charge, and no fee to talk to somebody. See pricing for the detail.
Talk to people directly
TradeDeck does not mask phone numbers or route messages through a platform inbox designed to keep you inside it. Once you are connected on a job, you deal with each other like adults running a project.
Common questions
Does it cost me anything to post?
No. Posting a job and reviewing applicants are free for homeowners.
Will my phone number get sold?
No. TradeDeck does not sell leads, so your details are not distributed to contractors who did not apply to your job.
Can I still hire someone I already know?
Yes. Plenty of owners use TradeDeck purely for the draw schedule and escrow on a contractor they already trust.
What if the contractor disappears mid-job?
You have only funded the milestones approved so far. Unreleased escrow stays yours rather than sitting in someone else's account.
Describe the job. See who applies.
Free to post, and you are not committing to anything by looking.