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What ‘White-Glove Service’ in Home Improvement Really Means
Whether it is a small bathroom remodel or a few exterior touch-ups, home improvement projects can be a major headache for your selling clients. Especially if they are looking to sell the home and time it with traditional general contractors’ ‘timelines’, these projects can quickly turn into a scheduling nightmare.
While general contractors are supposed to make your life easier, all too often they can cause a lot of stress and annoyance during the home improvement process. Your client has a lot on their plate, and adding lengthy projects doesn’t help. Instead of working with a traditional contractor who may leave your clients feeling frustrated, you need someone who will go above and beyond every step of the way. If you turn to Curbio, you and your sellers can enjoy our white-glove home improvement services.
What Does White-Glove Service Mean?
In a general sense, white-glove services refer to services that meet a higher standard of care. They typically include special attention to detail and outstanding customer service. In short, white-glove services go above and beyond the standard requirements of other service providers. According to one account, the term dates back to films in the 20th century when a house manager would use white gloves to check for dust. This was done to ensure that housekeeping was meeting the expected high standards of cleaning.2 Now used colloquially, it describes excellent service in various businesses and industries including those in the real estate space.
Curbio’s White-Glove Services in Home Improvement
While we don’t actually wear white gloves while working (dust is part of the job in pre-sale home updates!), we do offer services that go above and beyond traditional home improvement companies. Here are a few of the ways Curbio offers white-glove home improvement services.
Transparent Pricing
General home contractors are famous for changing the final price of the project as they go along. With our transparent price model, there’s no need to worry: there are no hidden fees or surprise costs. Our all-inclusive price model means that you and your client will know what the final cost for the project will be upfront, and the price remains the same even if there are increases in the cost of materials or labor. Finally, no payment is due until closing, so financing these projects is one less thing your seller has to worry about.
A Turnkey Solution
Selling a home is stressful and time-consuming: you’re organizing open houses, improving the digital listing, and completing market analyses. You don’t need to add ‘manage a pre-sale project’ to your list. At Curbio, we take care of all tasks big and small along the way, so you do not have to worry. Our home improvement consultants will handle everything behind the scenes from sourcing materials to applying for necessary building permits.
By handling the entire project management aspect, our experienced project managers will keep you and your client in the loop with regular updates but without bogging down either of you with unnecessary details. This type of solution allows you both to focus on more important things.
On-Time Project Completion
A big fear for many home sellers is a lengthy project delay. All too often home improvement projects that are supposed to take a few weeks will end up taking months (or more) to complete. No homeowner wants this to happen to them, but unfortunately, when working with traditional contractors this can be the case. Our white-glove home services include timely project tracking so you do not have to fear. With our instant estimates, getting from estimate to project kickoff is a breeze. No more drawn-out process with traditional contractors making multiple site visits just to get an initial quote: Curbio can be breaking ground on a project before a conventional general contractor has even sent an email to your seller.
You shouldn’t have to settle for home improvement companies that are subpar or barely meeting normal standards in the industry. You deserve white-glove home improvement services that will get your home market ready without the headache.
At Curbio, we are a pre-sale house renovation company that strives to meet the high standards of white-glove services as we prepare a home for market. With our expertise in the pre-sale home improvement industry, we will do the work, so you can get back to focusing on making your client happy.
Every listing needs something. What can Curbio do for you?
Sources:
- Forbes (2021). What Makes A White-Glove Call Center Service Provider