The first-visit close

The contractor who prices it first usually wins it.

Live 3D design for the trades that sell in the yard, five-minute AI estimates for everyone else, and the finished number handed over while you're still standing with the homeowner.

“I'll get you some numbers this week” is how jobs die.

You walked the job, measured everything, and left with a handshake and a promise. By the time your estimate lands in their inbox, two competitors' numbers are sitting next to it, and all three look the same: a price on a page.

The homeowner doesn't remember what made your version of the job different. They never saw it. The days between the visit and the number are where your close rate leaks.

Evalation collapses those days into the visit itself. The design happens in front of them, the price follows it, and the decision gets made while you're the only contractor in the room.

Evalation is built so a residential contractor can price and close a job on the first visit.

Everything the close needs, on site.

One iPad or one phone, and the job goes from walkthrough to signed without a second appointment.

Live 3D for the yard trades

Decks, pergolas, concrete, and fencing get Evalation Lab: the homeowner watches their project take shape in 3D, and the model becomes the blueprint and the estimate. See it at /for/deck-builders.

Five-minute estimates for every trade

No 3D for your trade yet? The AI estimating workflow still prices the job from your own rates in about five minutes, on site.

Collect while you're there

Invoice from your phone and take payment on the spot. Payments run on Stripe. Card processing from 3.1%, bank transfer (ACH) for less. No monthly payment fees, no hidden add-ons.

The follow-up runs itself

If they need to sleep on it, the follow-up sequence starts on its own instead of living in your memory. Every lead, quote, and job stays in one system.

On a real job

One visit, start to signed.

1. Walk it with them

Measure and scope with the homeowner beside you. For the Lab trades, the 3D model builds while they watch.

2. Hand over the number

The priced estimate is ready in about five minutes, from your own rates, with a clean summary the homeowner can actually read.

3. Close before you leave

Send the invoice from your phone and take the deposit by card or ACH on the spot. If they need a night, the follow-up runs itself.

First-visit questions, answered straight.

What do I need to bring to the appointment?

For the live 3D trades, an iPad running Evalation Lab. For everything else, your phone covers the estimate, the send, and the payment.

What if the homeowner changes the scope on the spot?

You adjust it in the same session and the model and estimate rebuild in front of them, in real time.

Can I take a deposit on the first visit?

Yes. Send the invoice from your phone and collect by card or ACH on the spot. Money lands in one to two days.

What if I'd still rather send the estimate after the visit?

Then send it from the truck five minutes later, or from home that evening. The point of Evalation is that waiting becomes a choice instead of a bottleneck.

Who is Evalation for?

Evalation is built for residential contractors doing $700K to $3.5M a year who have outgrown entry-level tools but refuse enterprise pricing and enterprise implementation.

What does Evalation cost?

Evalation costs $297 per month for the first 50 founding members, locked for life, with no per-user fees. Every membership starts with a free 14-day trial. Full breakdown at /pricing.

I'm on another platform. What does switching cost me?

Switching takes four clicks, and the Moving Truck Guarantee backs it: "If it doesn't win you more jobs in 90 days, you get every dollar back and we'll move you anywhere you want to go. Free." See the side-by-side against your current tool at /compare/joist.

Stop leaving with a handshake. Leave with a signature.

Design it, price it, and close it on the first visit. The second appointment becomes the exception, not the process.

Free 14-day trial, then the Founding Member rate.