HomeAdvisor: Find a Contractor 4+

I’m not sure why so many reviewers are such idiots- if you want to review the app, you do it here. To review the contractor you hired *from* the app, do it from that person’s/ company’s page *in* the app... it’s not HomeAdvisor calling you to check on the service, it’s the company you contracted with! It’s not HomeAdvisor setting the time of service, or calling to remind you, IT’S THE COMPANY YOU HIRED!!!! Seriously, how do you people make it thru the day without an ounce of intelligence or common sense?
The app seems to work well so far, have several projects I’m trying to contract out, & HomeAdvisor helps me keep everything straight in my head, from which companies are contacting me for which project. I’d like it if I could delete companies I don’t hire, easily add a company to my contacts from the app, & to be able to add appts to calendar from the app. Otherwise, does what it should, WHICH IS TO CONNECT ME TO A CONTRACTOR OR COMPANY that can complete jobs around the house, & to collect reviews from others, about those companies, & list them so I can do research before inviting ppl i don’t know into my home.

I was shopping around for contractors to do some renovations and repairs. I’ve used other apps/websites (Angie’s List, Thunbtack) for similar things successfully in the past. At the end of answering all the questions, there was no contractors available to do what I was looking for, which was weird since it’s not a complicated job and there’s a quite a few general contractors around this area.

I tried again, and this time it found 2 contractors... both were not specialized in the work I wanted done and neither were the type I was looking for, nor were they local. Unfortunately, I couldn’t cancel the project on the app. I eventually got an email asking how my project was going, and that’s when I finally was able to cancel. In the meantime, I kept getting calls from Home Advisor (not contractors) asking if they could send me recommended contractors, and by no surprise, the ones they recommend I contact are the same exact 2 that I didn’t want to use. I deleted the app, and likely won’t use it again, they are really bothersome and will call you everyday to check on how your “project” is going, which might be nice for some people, but I just found really bothersome.

App needs a cancel project feature and a “do not call/contact me” feature.

I’ve used them three times now, hoping that each time might be different (which I know is the definition of insanity). I hired an A/C company that had a good sales guy, but a lousy install team. The second time was for a landscaper, no one called. The last time was for stucco work and there was only one contractor who called. I almost hired him because “Hey, Home Advisor knows what they’re doing right?”. Well after consulting two other contractors who were a bit higher priced, I found out that the way in which he was suggesting to repair the home would have caused more expensive problems than doing it right the first time. There were no other stucco contractors on their list. I am only 10 minutes away from a city of 100k+ people and they couldn’t find two other contractors for the area? Then there are the constant emails asking for reviews, suggesting other project ideas, etc. Plus if you’re not careful, you’ll answer the phone and have to get pulled into a 5 minute follow-up call and apology.
Do what our parents and grandparents did for decades before the golden age of technology. Ask friends and neighbors, call out of a directory, get multiple bids, and go with your gut. Worst-case scenario, go to Yelp and get your ratings there. At least you won’t be hassled by constant follow-up.