Our Mission
TruGrade exists to replace guesswork with verified information. Our mission is to help homeowners make better-informed hiring decisions and give responsible contractors a credible way to demonstrate what they have earned.
Protect Homeowners
Licensing, insurance, business identity, and customer experience are different pieces of the same decision. TruGrade brings available records and verified evidence together so homeowners can see a clearer picture before work begins.
Evaluate Independently
TruGrade is not a contractor listing or advertising service. We evaluate contractors independently using consistent standards. The outcome is not controlled by contractor preference or payment.
Recognize Earned Trust
The TruGrade Verified Seal identifies a contractor that has completed the required verification. The TruGrade Letter Grade recognizes a longer verified track record and verified Rate+ reviews. Neither credential is simply purchased.
Support Responsible Contractors
TruGrade is not simply a site for exposing bad contractors. Unqualified and dishonest operators damage the reputation of the entire profession and take work away from responsible businesses that follow the rules, maintain proper coverage, and stand behind their work.
TruGrade helps credible contractors distinguish themselves through independent verification and earned credentials. By making meaningful differences visible to homeowners, TruGrade helps strengthen public trust and gives responsible contractors a better opportunity to win the work they have earned.
Raise Expectations
By making important facts easier to understand and harder to manipulate, TruGrade aims to reward responsible contractors, expose inconsistencies, and raise expectations throughout the contractor marketplace.
Ultimately, TruGrade is designed to benefit both sides of the contractor marketplace by improving final outcomes: homeowners make better-informed decisions, responsible contractors compete on a fairer basis, and more work goes to businesses that have earned trust.