How quotes work
Devin prices a job after he has seen it. Call or text (603) 722-3344 to start; the steps below run from that first call to the first day of work.
1. The first call or message
Most jobs start with a phone call, a text or a Facebook message, and then a text thread. On a call, Devin goes through the company’s intake questions: your name, your email and address, the work you want done, and any projects you are planning later on.
If the job is clear enough, you may get a number straight away. In his words, “if I’m able to provide them with like a rough estimate, I provide them over the phone.” His form answer for the best time to call: “Mid-late day.”
2. A look at the property
People often send photos first, and they help. They do not replace a visit, though. When a job comes in by text, Devin’s rule is simple: “I always have to schedule a date to go look at the property.”
3. The written estimate
After the visit Devin writes the estimate, and it goes out “either that night or the following day.” The owners list what is in it: “our scope of work, our project description, our whole estimate breakdown, the payment schedule, estimated timeline, our change order policy, our warranty, terms and conditions, and then where they sign all that stuff.”
If something needs to change once you have read it, say so, and the estimate is revised before anyone signs. You get one either way, even when the number may be higher than you hoped: “Even if an estimate looks like it might be too high on our end, we still end up sending it out.”
4. Signing, the deposit and the start date
Work does not start until the estimate is signed. On the first day, before anything else, Devin has the paperwork signed and collects the deposit: “I have them sign it before any work starts and we collect the initial deposit.” When materials have to be ordered first, he comes out before the start date to do both. The start date is the one in the estimate.
How long a job runs depends on its size. In Devin’s words: “Some projects take only a day, some only a couple hours. Other ones could take a week, two weeks, sometimes even a month.”
What a typical job costs
Asked on the form what a typical job runs, Devin answered in September 2026: “Anywhere from like $800 to like $30000.”
How payment works
The schedule depends on the size of the job. A small job is half up front and half when the work is finished. A larger job, meaning anything over a week, is split into thirds: a deposit at the start, a draw in the middle of the project, and the final third at the close. As Devin wrote it: “Small jobs are 50% up front 50% on close, larger jobs (anything over a week) would be 33.33% deposit, I’d call for a draw in the middle of the project and close would be the final 3rd.”
Why it is not by the hour
Now and then someone asks to pay by the hour. Drywall shows why that does not work: every coat has to dry before the next one, and Devin explains it on the drywall page. His view: “doing things by an hourly rate for that type of work, it just doesn’t make sense.” So labor is charged by the day, per person, and the total is in the estimate before you sign.
The warranty
Devin’s form answer on the warranty: “We provide a 1 year workmanship warranty on any work completed.” It is part of the estimate, so it is in writing before work starts. Foundation work and poured concrete pads are not on offer; the about page says why, and the contact page has every way to reach the company.
Permits
In Manchester, permits go through the city’s Building Division; the Manchester permit guide has the details.
Where to check this yourself
Manchester, NH
Ready for an estimate?
Call or text (603) 722-3344 and tell Devin what you want done and where.