Bid Decoder

Remodeling Bid Tool

The bids arrived.
Now the questions begin.

Contractors don't all bid the same way — and that's normal. Add each bid below and we'll suggest smart questions to ask before you sign anything.

Dante · on duty

Dante

Dante Border Collie · Privacy Guardian

🐾 I came out of the womb running — born to go hard and fast. My mom and I compete at agility trials, chasing glory, tasty rewards, and bragging rights. When I'm not on the course, I'm on duty here. Someone has to keep an eye on things. — Dante, Head of Security

Is my information private?

Your information is processed securely by Anthropic's AI and returned only to you. It is never stored, never shared, and never visible to anyone else.

Will the AI recommend a contractor?

No. It only surfaces questions worth asking. The decision is always yours.

Karen

Karen Chew Building Designer · SF Bay Area

I've spent my career on both sides of the building counter — working for a Redwood City based architecture/engineering firm, as a local building inspector, and as an independent building designer since 1997. I know how this works from the inside.

Dante and I built this for homeowners everywhere. It's our way of being in your corner — without being in the room. The HRAi Tool Kit exists to help you find clarity and confidence at every stage of your remodel. We can't make the final call — that's always yours — but we can put the right questions in your hands before you do.

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Your Project

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Add Bids

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Get Questions

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Follow Up

3 Steps How this works

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🦴 Describe your project

A sentence or two is plenty — what you're hoping to do and roughly what's the budget.

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🦴 Add your bids

Paste in the scope and total for each contractor. Upload a PDF if you have one.

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🦴 Get your questions

Dante reviews the bids and gives you a smart set of questions to ask each contractor — so you can have a real conversation before you sign anything.

Describe your project

Your contractor bids

2 bids added

Your own questions

Anything already nagging at you? Add it here — Dante will factor it in.

🔒 Privacy tip: If uploading a PDF, black out any personal information first.
Label your contractors 1, 2, 3 — no names needed.

Dante reviews every bid and surfaces questions worth asking — no verdict, just a real conversation starter.

Dante

A note from KC

"I built this because the moment the bids land in my clients' inbox, the 'now what?' sets in. What matters most isn't always the lowest bid — it's finding someone trustworthy, patient, and respectful of you, your home, and your budget."

Karen and Dante at agility

Reading your bids and writing questions…

Your Questions

Dante's been digging.
Here's what came up.

Feel free to edit any question before downloading — these are starting points, not final answers.

Dante

Quick note: most contractors are good people wanting to do an honest day's work. These questions are simply for clarity and sanity — you just want to make sure everyone's on the same page before the project begins. Those same contractors want the same, too! Communication is a two-way street — stay in touch, and neither party should assume anything.

Ready to follow up?

Once you've talked to your contractors, come back and add their responses — Dante will suggest smarter next questions.

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