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How Trencher works

A straightforward way for Michigan homeowners to find real, licensed local pros — and for pros to find real jobs, no lead fees or bidding wars.

For homeowners

1

Post your job

Describe what you need, add a few photos, and set your address — takes about a minute. Emergency or scheduled, your call.

2

Get matched with local pros

Pros in your area who do that trade see your job and can connect. You'll see who's interested, their rating, and their license status.

3

Approve a quote and pay securely

Once you pick a pro and they send a final number, your payment is held until the job's actually done — never released to the pro until you confirm it.

4

Confirm and you're done

Pro uploads photos when the work's finished, you confirm, funds release. Leave a review if you want — it's genuinely optional.

Post your first job

For pros

1

Set up your business

Register your business, pick your trades, and add your license if the trade requires one — some Michigan trades have a $600 unlicensed-work threshold.

2

Get notified about real jobs

See open jobs in your trade within the travel radius you set — no bidding against a dozen other pros for the same lead.

3

Quote and get picked

Send a fixed price or an hourly rate with a not-to-exceed cap. Customer approves it, payment's collected and held before you ever start work.

4

Get paid automatically

Upload completion photos, customer confirms, funds transfer to your account. You keep 95% — no lead fees, no subscription.

Licensing, done properly. For trades that require a Michigan state license, our team manually checks it against the state registry before marking you "verified" — not just collecting a document and hoping for the best.
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