On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 7:14:43 PM UTC-6, -MIKE- wrote:

These new systems are just referral services.
I would never work directly for either for the reasons you described.

Actually never heard of the referral services from HD or Lowes. Could easily be because I don't pay much attention sometimes.

Are you still using Thumbtack? Like it?

The rage around here is the homeowner associations and their own "Angie's List" setup. No word on that from contractors or clients.

Robert