Know Before You Sign

A free tool for anyone rebuilding in a fire zone, or anywhere in California

The rebuild market is full of claims. Every builder says they're transparent, every price looks competitive, and many contractors make claims about noncombustibility or fire resistance that are hard to verify. Sometimes it's hard to know what to believe.

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This tool gives you the questions to ask any builder you talk to — including us. Work through 12 questions about construction type, insurance, fees, supervision, and contract protections. Score their answers as you go. At the end, see how your contractors compare side by side.

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It takes about 10 minutes. You can add up to 5 builders and print or save your results at the end. Feel free to use and share; we created this easy tool for fire survivors to use, when meeting contractors at builder fairs or one on one interviews, no matter who you're thinking of building with.