doing workFree for homeowners and shops
Get quotes from local shops for your home repair
Doing Work is a free way to get quotes from local shops anywhere in the US, free for homeowners and shops. Describe your job in a short chat and add photos if you like. We search every shop we can find in your area, whether or not they use Doing Work, and invite the best fits. Nothing goes to shops until you confirm your job summary. You compare the quotes that come back and pick who to hire.
We never sell your information. Shops never pay for leads or to be included.
Updated 2026-10-14. Built in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
How it works
Three steps
- 1
Describe the job once
Tell the chat what needs fixing or installing. Add photos if you like. It asks only what a shop needs to price the job.
- 2
Confirm, and we reach out
Check your job summary and confirm it. Nothing goes to shops before that. Then we search every shop we can find in your area, whether or not they use Doing Work, and invite the best fits.
- 3
Compare real quotes and pick
Shops that want the job send quotes. You compare them and pick who to hire. Your phone and email stay private until you do.
What shops see
Your job, not your contact details
Shops we invite get your job summary and photos. Your phone and email stay private until you pick a shop. Your street address goes only to a shop you move on to a quote.
How we pick shops
License, area, fit, reviews
We rank on license, service area, fit for the job and reviews. Shops don't need to be Doing Work customers to be recommended, and being a customer doesn't affect how we recommend them. Read the full method.
Prefer your own AI?
Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok
Your assistant still asks you to confirm before anything goes to a shop.
Questions
Homeowner FAQ
Does it cost anything?
No. Doing Work is free for homeowners and shops. We never sell your information. Shops never pay for leads or to be included. Shops don't need to be Doing Work customers to be recommended, and being a customer doesn't change which shops we invite or how their quotes are shown.
Where does Doing Work work?
Anywhere in the US. Doing Work looks for local shops near your address, whether or not they use Doing Work. In some areas fewer shops may fit your job.
How does it work?
You describe the job in a short chat and add photos if you like. Doing Work searches every shop it can find in your area, whether or not they use Doing Work, and once you confirm your job summary it invites the best fits. Shops that want the job send a quote, and you compare them and pick who to hire.
Who sees my phone number and email?
Only the shop you pick. Until then, messages go through Doing Work. Your street address is shared only with a shop you move on to a quote.
Do I have to talk to every shop?
No. You don't get calls from every shop. Messages go through Doing Work until you pick one.
How do you choose which shops to show?
We look at license, service area, fit for the job and reviews. Shops don't need to be Doing Work customers to be recommended, and being a customer doesn't affect how we recommend them. How we pick shops.
Is a shop guaranteed to send a quote?
No. Each shop decides whether to quote. We don't promise a number of quotes or a response time.
What should I include to get an accurate quote?
What is wrong or what you want done, where it is in the house, how long it has been happening, any model numbers, and a few clear photos: one wide shot and one close up.
How do I check a contractor's license?
Look the shop up on your state's licensing board website. In Idaho, for example, DOPL licenses electrical, plumbing and HVAC work, and you can search any license on the DOPL license search.
Can I use my own AI assistant?
Yes. Copy the prompt on this page into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok. Assistants that can connect to tools can use Doing Work directly, and you still confirm before anything goes to a shop.
Ready when you are.