Until now, there has been no free and social site to improve your home. On Porch, explore 90 million home projects including photos and costs across the US and search 1.5 million local professionals to get inspired, educated and complete work on your home.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – September 17, 2013 Porch (http://www.porch.com) today announced the national launch of the first home improvement network, free for neighbors, friends, and professionals to use. This is the first step for Porch in organizing the world’s home information to make home improvement easy, connected, and delightful. This follows Porch’s announcement of a $6.25 million seed round and beta release in June 2013. Pre-launch, more than 100,000 people in limited regions have visited Porch to find professionals.
Today, neighbors and friends can use Porch to improve their home by exploring neighbors’ projects, seeing what they spent, and the professionals they used and loved. Porch protects the anonymity of homeowners and renters by not revealing address information or precise locations of neighbors’ homes on its map.
“Until now, a roof repair, kitchen remodel, or backyard landscaping project has been frustrating and painful because there is no single source to evaluate projects, understand costs, and find professionals based on trusted word of mouth recommendations,” said Matt Ehrlichman, Porch Chairman and CEO. “Porch is changing this by organizing home project information and providing transparency for everyone across the country to know which professionals have done specific types of projects, at precise costs, for neighbors and similar homes. This is just the start for Porch — we are committed to adding tools and information to make it easy for everyone to improve and maintain their homes based on their priorities.”
Porch has specific data on more than $2 trillion worth of home improvement projects from the past 15 years, which is larger than the entire economy of the United Kingdom. Porch also has insight into 75% of US homes and 90 million home improvement projects, including dates, cost, photos, and service professionals used at a specific address.
Porch is for the homeowner and renter:
Finally, finding a home professional is free, social and local with Porch. On Porch, people can:
- Hire the right professionals for their home: Find professionals that have worked in their neighborhoods, on similar homes, and that their neighbors and friends endorse.
- See past projects completed nearby: Be better informed about home investments by exploring all types of projects neighbors have completed from remodeling to home cleaning and the precise amount they spent.
- Browse photos and create scrapbooks: Get inspired with beautiful home design photos and create scrapbooks to share ideas with professionals and friends.
Virginia Maroun, Porch homeowner in Philadelphia, PA.: “Finally, a go-to website that can help make my sunroom improvement project land within my budget and explore the designer that is right for me.”
Erin Blumer-Amirkhiz, Porch renter in San Diego, CA.: “Porch allowed me to search out handymen for my specific project and see photos to visualize what could be done within my budget. ”
Courtney Eastes, Porch renter from Boston, MA.: “What used to take an hour took minutes – I browsed the Porch map, saw the top house cleaners my neighbors had hired consistently, reviewed their work, and hired them that day.”
Porch is for the professional
More than 1.5 million professionals are on Porch across 250 repair, maintenance, and improvement categories. Porch professionals experience more business, better exposure, and higher revenue. There is no cost to join and create a business profile to showcase unlimited work experience and photos, gain exposure to neighbors and friends of past clients, and solicit endorsements. Professionals who want to maximize their exposure on the platform and get competitive insights on pricing can turn on Marketing and Analytics tools for just $35 per month.
Porch is for you
Today, everyone who signs up for an account on Porch will receive $50 off their next home improvement purchase at Hayneedle.com. Porch has other unique collaborations in the works that will connect millions of homeowners and professionals. The company plans to make several announcements in the coming months around these partnerships, its Board of Directors, experienced leadership team, feature enhancements, and continued momentum.
About Porch
Porch is the first and only home improvement network that connects homeowners and renters with the right professionals based on who neighbors have used, project and cost history, and friend and neighbors’ endorsements. Porch is free and always will be. In addition, Porch helps home professionals get more business, better exposure, and higher revenue with free business profiles and paid Marketing & Analytics tools. Porch is headquartered in Seattle and has a technology office in San Diego, California. It is available in every neighborhood across America.
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