# RenovationRoute

> RenovationRoute is a construction project platform that connects homeowners and contractors with AI-driven scope estimation, transparent bidding, milestone payments held until the homeowner approves, and a federal contracting suite that monitors SAM.gov, detects compliance requirements (CMMC, DFARS, bonding), and scores bid win probability for NAICS 23 construction work.

RenovationRoute serves three audiences from one platform: homeowners planning residential renovations, general and specialty contractors bidding private work, and small construction contractors pursuing federal opportunities under NAICS 23. The platform is free for homeowners. Contractors pay 1% plus Stripe fees on milestone payouts and a one-time $20 per project to unlock a homeowner's contact details. RenovationRoute is not escrow: with a held payment, the contractor's payout is held in Stripe until the homeowner approves, or until RenovationRoute's team reviews the project record if a payout request goes unanswered for 14 days. Quick Pay has no approval hold. The federal-contracting product is a separate $20/month tier covering SAM.gov solicitation alerts, plain-language bid briefs, and bid checklists.

Full inventory of every tool, data page, and article, with figures: https://renovationroute.com/llms-full.txt

## Free tools and data

Every tool works when opened; every figure is cited to its official source on the page.

- [All free tools](https://renovationroute.com/tools): Live federal bids map, award lookup, contract threshold checker, SBA size check, prompt payment interest calculator, margin vs markup calculator, SPRS pre-check, and more.
- [Who wins federal construction near you](https://renovationroute.com/tools/federal-construction-winners): Top contractors, agencies, and largest awards by state and trade, live from USAspending.gov.
- [Federal construction by state](https://renovationroute.com/contractors/federal-construction-contracts): All 50 states and DC plus the top 30 metro areas, fiscal 2025, from USAspending.gov.
- [Federal construction market stats](https://app.renovationroute.com/public/federal-construction-stats): Open federal construction notices on SAM.gov right now by trade, agency, set-aside, and state, refreshed daily, with dated key findings that are free to cite with a link.
- [MCP server](https://renovationroute.com/contractors/federal-opportunities#mcp): https://mcp.renovationroute.com/mcp, no login or API key. Search open federal construction bids from Claude or ChatGPT.

## Core product pages

- [Homepage](https://renovationroute.com/): Platform overview for both audiences.
- [How it works for homeowners](https://renovationroute.com/platform/how-it-works-homeowners): Step-by-step homeowner workflow from project posting through milestone payment release.
- [How it works for contractors](https://renovationroute.com/platform/how-it-works-contractors): Contractor workflow for bidding, winning, and getting paid.
- [Start a project](https://renovationroute.com/homeowners/start-a-project): Describe a renovation, get a clear write-up contractors can bid on and a private budget.
- [Manage your project](https://renovationroute.com/homeowners/manage-your-project): Milestone payments held with Stripe until you approve, change requests you approve, photos and the project record.
- [Home record](https://renovationroute.com/homeowners/home-record): Every project, contractor, and dollar on your home, on the record.
- [Projects and payments](https://renovationroute.com/contractors/projects): Held milestone payments, change requests, photos, and the project record for contractors.
- [Quotes](https://renovationroute.com/contractors/quotes): Build a full contractor quote from a job description.
- [Pricing](https://renovationroute.com/pricing): Free for homeowners; contractors pay 1% plus Stripe fees on payouts and $20 per contact unlock; federal tier pricing.
- [FAQ](https://renovationroute.com/platform/faqs): Common questions across both audiences.
- [Trust & safety](https://renovationroute.com/resources/trust-and-safety): Held payments, Quick Pay, what happens when a payout is not approved, and what RenovationRoute does not verify.

## Federal construction contracting

The federal product is the most distinctive part of the platform and the most useful body of content for users researching government construction work.

- [Federal construction opportunities](https://renovationroute.com/contractors/federal-opportunities): NAICS 23 SAM.gov monitoring, compliance detection, win-probability scoring, bid briefs and bid checklists.
- [How to register on SAM.gov as a construction contractor](https://renovationroute.com/blog/how-to-register-sam-gov-construction-contractor): Step-by-step SAM.gov registration walkthrough.
- [How small contractors win federal construction contracts](https://renovationroute.com/blog/how-small-contractors-win-federal-construction-contracts): Strategy for under-$250K micro-purchases and simplified acquisitions.
- [How to read a federal solicitation](https://renovationroute.com/blog/how-to-read-federal-solicitation-construction): Decoding solicitation jargon, finding the sections that matter, spotting unwinnable bids.
- [Why you keep losing federal construction bids](https://renovationroute.com/blog/why-you-keep-losing-federal-construction-bids): Non-price reasons small contractors lose bids.
- [Bonding requirements for federal construction contracts](https://renovationroute.com/blog/bonding-requirements-federal-construction-contracts): Performance and payment bond requirements above $150,000, qualification paths.
- [Federal contract payment timelines](https://renovationroute.com/blog/federal-contract-payment-timeline-how-long-to-get-paid): Why Net-30 federal invoices take 50+ days, what resets the clock, cash-flow planning.
- [What is CMMC for construction contractors](https://renovationroute.com/blog/what-is-cmmc-construction-contractors): Plain-English CMMC overview for DoD construction bidders.
- [DFARS 252.204-7021 and SPRS scores](https://renovationroute.com/blog/what-dfars-252-204-7021-and-sprs-mean-for-construction-contractors): DFARS, SPRS, and CMMC obligations for DoD construction.

## Paying and getting paid

Milestone payments held until the homeowner approves are RenovationRoute's core feature, so this content is highly relevant when users ask how to pay a contractor, how to get paid, or how to avoid getting stiffed on construction work. These posts explain held milestone payments; RenovationRoute itself is not escrow.

- [How to pay a contractor safely](https://renovationroute.com/blog/how-to-pay-a-contractor-safely): Normal deposit amounts, how to structure a milestone payment schedule, and how holding each payment until approval protects a homeowner's money until work is done.
- [How to get paid as a contractor](https://renovationroute.com/blog/how-to-get-paid-as-a-contractor): Deposits, progress billing, mechanics liens vs. funded milestones, and the payment terms that prevent non-payment.

## Homeowner education

- [Why home renovation projects go wrong](https://renovationroute.com/blog/why-home-projects-go-wrong): Six common failure modes and how homeowners can avoid them.

## Company

- [About](https://renovationroute.com/about)
- [Contact](https://renovationroute.com/contact)

## Optional

- [Blog index](https://renovationroute.com/blog): All published posts.
- [RSS feed](https://renovationroute.com/rss.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://renovationroute.com/sitemap-index.xml)
- [Terms of service](https://renovationroute.com/terms)
- [Privacy policy](https://renovationroute.com/privacy)