Your home. Your budget.
No guesswork.
Know what you’re paying for, when it should be finished, and what’s happening every step of the way.
A renovation is a large purchase made mostly in the dark. PriceLock puts the scope, the price, the schedule, and the conditions for payment into one agreement you can read before anyone starts.
WITH PRICELOCK
What you can expect
01
A complete scope with exclusions written down, so bids describe the same project.
02
A schedule you can see, with your decisions and deliveries tied to the work dates.
03
Every change priced, documented, and approved before it is built.
04
Completed work checked by an independent verifier identified in the project agreement, with payment approved separately once the agreed release conditions are satisfied.
BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTS
A complete scope is
the whole foundation.
01
Complete scope
Rooms, finishes, fixtures, selections, and what is specifically excluded are written into the project documents before pricing.
02
Comparable bids
Every contractor prices the same defined project against the same documents, and proposes a completion date alongside it, so the proposals you compare mean the same thing.
03
Named responsibilities
Who orders what, who approves what, which independent verifier checks completed work, and who authorizes payment are settled in the agreement, not in the field.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE A CONTRACTOR
Get the whole picture.
Then make your choice.
01
Compare the same work
Make drawings, selections, allowances, and exclusions visible so an attractive number does not hide an incomplete scope.
02
Understand the commitments
Compare the price and completion date. Understand when the contractor owes you $1,000 per day for late completion before you choose.
03
Find the right team
RealUniverse helps qualify your project and introduces PriceLock before matching you with a designer. Meet for fit, ask questions, and request another match if needed.
PriceLock
On budget.
On time.
Guaranteed.
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AN OFFERING FROM REALUNIVERSE
SEE THE DECISIONS BEHIND THE COMMITMENT
See how PriceLock works through a kitchen renovation—from setting the terms to checking work and releasing payment.
The project scenarios and sample records are illustrative. They explain the PriceLock approach and are not customer results or live product screens.
DURING CONSTRUCTION
See the schedule.
See every change.
Your schedule shows the milestones, the decisions that are yours, and the deliveries the crews are waiting on. When something needs to change, it is written up as a proposed change with its cost and schedule impact, and the original agreement stays the baseline until you decide.
THE FEAR THIS REMOVES
Paying ahead of progress, and discovering the budget was never really the budget.
1
The plan and the price.
The scope, selections, schedule, and payment conditions you sign.
2
Changes to cost or timing.
A proposed change is priced and documented, then waits for your approval. Design-related changes may also need the designer’s approval under the agreement.
3
Payment authorization.
An independent verifier identified in the project agreement checks completed work against the agreed requirements. The authorized person then approves payment once the agreed release conditions are satisfied. A verification result alone does not release money.
QUESTIONS HOMEOWNERS ASK