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Kinds of construction and renovation work
The kinds of construction and renovation work people book most. Open one to see what it covers.
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Not what you came for? These are tasks people post on Taskly — one post gets you offers on any of them.
What to know about construction and renovation work
Construction is the category where the biggest mistakes are made before any work starts, and almost all of them are the same mistake: comparing quotes that are not describing the same job. Three contractors asked to price "a basement renovation" will return three different numbers because they have imagined three different renovations — one with a bathroom, one without, one that assumes you have already decided on flooring. The number is not the useful part of a quote. The scope is, and a quote with no itemised scope is not cheap or expensive, it is unreadable.
What a Tasker genuinely does here is a real and useful list, and it is not the whole build. Demolition and strip-out, driveway repair and sealing, patios, pergolas, gazebos, sheds, feature walls, fences and outdoor structures, site clearing, and the labour around a trade rather than the licensed part of it. Those are pieces of work with a defined start and end that one competent person or a small crew can complete, and they are what this platform is good at. A full home addition is a general-contractor engagement with drawings, permits and a schedule of trades, and it should be procured as one.
When you do compare quotes, compare them on the same five things: what is included, what is explicitly excluded, who supplies materials, what the payment schedule is, and what happens when something is discovered behind a wall. That last one is the honest test. Every renovation of an older house finds something — old wiring, a beam that is not where the drawings said, asbestos in a floor adhesive — and a builder who has a clear answer for how a change order gets priced and approved is a builder who has done this before.
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After you post, here’s exactly what happens
- 1Offers arriveEach one carries a price and an approach, from verified Taskers only.
- 2Ask before you chooseEquipment, timing, whether they’ve worked in a building like yours.
- 3Accept oneYour payment is held by Taskly. Nothing is paid out yet.
- 4Confirm when it’s doneThe money releases and your receipt arrives by email.
Ask every contractor these five
- What is included, and what is explicitly excluded
- Who is pulling the permit, and is it in the price
- Who supplies materials, and at whose cost
- What the payment schedule is against what milestones
- How a change order is priced and approved when something is found
Three steps
How Taskly works
- 1
Post your task
Say what needs doing and when. Free, two minutes, no account until you accept.
- 2
Compare offers
Verified Taskers send a price and an approach. You see the whole cost up front.
- 3
Choose, then pay
Pick who fits. The money is held and released only when you confirm it’s done.
No lead fees on either side — Taskers don’t pay to make an offer, so you’re not paying for someone’s cost of finding you.
Why Taskly
What you can actually count on
Reviewed before they offer
ID check, phone verification, a real interview and a real photo.
You set the budget
Taskers send offers with a price, and you compare them side by side.
Free to post
Posting and comparing offers cost nothing. Nothing is charged unless you accept one.
Pay only when done
The money is held by Taskly and released after you confirm the work.
Related services
- Architectural and Home Design Work
- Bathroom Renovation
- Bricklaying and Masonry Repair
- Carpentry
- Siding and Exterior Cladding
- Concrete Repair Work
Every kind of construction and renovation work
Questions
Frequently asked
Answers to what people actually search for.
Do I need a building permit for my renovation?
For anything structural, an addition, a deck above a set height or most basement apartments, yes — from your municipality, usually with drawings from a qualified designer. Cosmetic work generally does not. Ask the contractor who is pulling it and get the answer in writing before work starts.
Why are my three quotes so different?
Almost always because they are pricing three different pieces of work. One included a bathroom, one assumed you supply the flooring, one left out making good afterwards. Ask each for an itemised scope with exclusions listed, and compare those rather than the totals.
What is a change order and why does it matter?
It is how extra work gets agreed once the build has started, and it matters because every renovation of an older house finds something. Ask before signing how additional work is priced and who approves it. A builder with a clear process has done this before.
Should I pay a deposit?
A materials deposit is normal on a larger build; paying most of the job up front is not. Prefer a schedule tied to milestones you can see. On Taskly the money for a task is held until the work is done, which is a different arrangement from a direct-to-contractor deposit.
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