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Exterior — Get Competitive Bids from Vetted Contractors
From soffit and fascia to porches, exterior trim, and full facelifts, exterior work covers everything that shapes how your home meets the outside world. Post your project on Dwell Cloud and get competitive bids from verified contractors across the exterior trades — with your payment protected through milestone escrow.
How It Works
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Post Your Project
Describe what you need in about two minutes — add photos, your timeline, and your budget. It's free.
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Get Competitive Bids
Verified contractors in your area send detailed proposals — price, timeline, milestones, and portfolio.
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Compare and Choose
Review every bid side by side in the same format. Pick the contractor that fits your budget and standards.
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Pay Through Milestone Escrow
Your payment is held securely and released only as you approve each completed stage of the work.
What to Expect in Your Exterior Project
Exterior projects often touch several trades at once. Scoping the whole picture up front gets you cleaner, more comparable bids.
Trim, soffit, and fascia
The details around your roofline and eaves protect the structure and finish the look. Repairing or replacing rotted soffit and fascia often pairs with roofing or gutter work.
Porches, steps, and entryways
Rebuilding a porch, replacing steps, or refreshing an entryway improves both safety and first impressions. Structural elements should be built to code and to last.
Whole-exterior refreshes
Combining siding, trim, paint, windows, and landscaping into one coordinated project. Bundling related work lets a general contractor sequence the trades efficiently.
What affects the cost
- Scope — single element vs. coordinated refresh
- Materials and the number of trades involved
- Structural repair or rot remediation
- Height, access, and scaffolding needs
- Permits for structural or footprint changes
What to have ready
- Photos of the exterior areas you want addressed
- A description of what's prompting the project
- Whether it's one job or several you want bundled
- Your budget and any timeline constraints
Why Use Dwell Cloud for Your Exterior
Milestone Escrow Protection
Your payment is held securely and released only as you approve each completed stage of the work. No stolen deposits, no paying for unfinished work — you stay in control from the first dollar to the last. How escrow works →
Every Contractor Verified
Government ID, business insurance, and a verified online presence — every contractor passes a six-point check before they can bid. So every proposal you receive comes from a real, insured professional. How we vet contractors →
Ready to Get Started?
Post your exterior project in under two minutes and start getting bids from vetted contractors in your area. Free for homeowners.