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Best General Contractors

3,742 general contractors are listed in the United States. None has 3 counted reviews yet, so there is no ranking; the first reviews decide it. Every review shows how it was collected and whether the customer was verified, and paying never changes a position. How scores work · markdown

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General Contractors listed in the US

Nobody here has three counted reviews yet, so there is no ranking; the list is alphabetical within the score. Know one of these businesses? Your review starts its score.

Choosing general contractors in the US

Home-service reviews are most useful when they describe the process: did the general contractor show up when promised, explain the work, match the estimate, and clean up. Read the verified-only score first, then the two most recent negative reviews and how the business answered them.

Worth checking before you call

  • License in the right trade, checked on your state licensing board's site, and a certificate of insurance on request.
  • Written estimate before work starts, with what could change it.
  • Who pulls permits and whether the permit fee is included.
  • A labor warranty in writing.
  • Reviews that mention the same business name, service area and crew you are being quoted by.

Questions people ask

How are general contractors in the US ranked here?
By the same Bayesian score shown on each profile: every business starts at 3.5, a review's weight halves every 90 days, verified customers count fully and unverified reviews at 60 percent, and reviews from the business's own staff are excluded. A business needs 3 counted reviews to hold a position; until then it is listed without one. Nothing a business pays for enters the calculation.
Why do some general contractors here have no score yet?
Because fewer than 3 customers have reviewed them on RooVello. The directory lists businesses from public map data with their websites so the first review has somewhere to land; a profile earns a score as reviews arrive.
Should I pick the general contractor with the highest score?
Pick from the top few with enough recent reviews, then read them. A 4.6 with sixty recent verified reviews is a stronger signal than a 5.0 with four. Scores here start at 3.5 and move with evidence, so a high score on a few reviews is still provisional.
What does a provisional score mean?
The business has fewer than three counted reviews. It is listed without a rank. Read the reviews it does have and lean on license, insurance and references.