For design-build and remodeling contractors
Get project inquiries with photos, scope, and timeline. Not just a phone number.
A serious homeowner or facility manager already knows most of the story before they inquire. If your quote request form only asks for name and message, your team drives out to look at jobs that were never a fit. We rebuild the page, form, and follow-up so a serious project inquiry lands with photos, scope, timeline, location, budget range, decision makers, and property access details on the first submit.
What actually happens
Vague inquiries turn into unpaid site visits.
The best design-build projects come from buyers who have done real thinking: they have images they like, a rough idea of scope, and a timeline. If your form does not invite them to send those things, you inherit the work of pulling it out of them by email, phone, and then a truck. That is the leak.
What a real Wednesday looks like
Your estimator has three site visits on the calendar. Two are qualified. One is a homeowner who wrote "looking to redo my kitchen" with no photos and no budget hint. He drives 45 minutes, walks the space for an hour, learns the budget is a third of what the scope requires, and drives home. That is a truck day gone. After the fix, that same homeowner would have submitted photos, scope, timeline, and a real budget range, and your estimator would have known to send a phone consult first.
The gap, in real terms
What a vague inquiry looks like versus a serious one.
Vague inquiries
- “Can you give me a quote?”
- “Looking to redo my kitchen.”
- “How much for a deck?”
- “Interested in an estimate.”
Serious inquiries
- Kitchen remodel in Simpsonville, roughly 12 x 15, want to remove the wall to the dining room. Photos attached. Budget range $60,000 to $90,000. Both owners on the decision. Ready to talk in the next two weeks.
- Detached garage with second-story workspace, roughly 24 x 30, on a wooded lot, would like to discuss whether we need engineering for the slope. Rough budget $150,000 range. Six-month timeline is fine.
- Composite deck to replace a rotting wood deck, 16 x 24, second story off the kitchen, want lighting and cable rail. Photos of current deck attached. Budget $22,000 to $30,000. Homeowners association restrictions attached.
- Whole-home refresh on a 1980s house before we move in September. Paint, flooring, two bathrooms, no structural. Photos of every room attached. Budget flexible if scope is right.
What Mav Method fixes
The pieces we clean up first.
- The project or service page copy so a serious homeowner can act
- The inquiry form: photos, scope, timeline, location, budget range, decision makers
- Photo upload that actually works on a phone
- Routing so a small project and a full remodel get different first responses
- Real project galleries near the action so trust is highest at decision time
- A confirmation message that tells the buyer what a site visit will actually involve
- A first-response email template your team can send inside the day
Fields worth collecting
What the form should ask for before the customer hits submit.
- Photos
Of the space, the problem, and any inspiration.
- Scope
What they think needs to happen, in their own words.
- Timeline
When they hope to start and any hard deadlines.
- Location
Full address or neighborhood plus zip.
- Budget range
A real range, even if wide. Saves everyone a callback.
- Decision makers
Who else needs to be in the meeting.
- Property access
Gate codes, tenant occupancy, dogs, restrictions.
- Style preferences
Links or descriptions of what they like.
Why this can move real money
Design-build revenue is concentrated in a small number of large jobs. One misqualified lead can cost a truck day. When the form and page do the qualifying work up front, your estimator's calendar fills with real projects, not weekend curiosity. That changes your close rate without adding a single lead.
No guaranteed revenue results. Every business is different. This work is about improving the quality of what your team gets to work with, and making the first response easier.
Ready to fix this?
Better Inquiry Fix. Starts at $2,500. Delivered in 3 business days.
We clean up the page, form, proof, confirmation, and first-response step where serious customers usually get confused, hesitate, or leave.