FixWise — Home Repair & Contractor Cost Control

Better repairs. Fairer prices. Less stress.

Homeowners are often asked to approve expensive work before they can tell whether contractors are diagnosing the same problem, pricing the same scope, using comparable materials, or leaving gaps that may become change orders.

FixWise — from Grandma Gardiner organizes the evidence, exposes hidden assumptions, compares complete costs and gives you better questions before you commit.

What it does

• Root cause before price workflow
• Apples to apples quote comparison
• Scope gap and change order detection
• Repair versus replace analysis
• Materials and specification review
• Payment risk and contractor due diligence checklists
• Permit, code and insurance question flags
• 100 point quote clarity score
• Safety triage and DIY boundaries

Ideal for

Homeowners, landlords, condo owners, adult children helping parents and anyone facing a repair, renovation or replacement decision.

How it works

Open the included Markdown superprompt in ChatGPT or another capable AI assistant, describe the decision and add the information you are comfortable sharing. FixWise asks follow up questions, labels uncertainty, compares options and produces a practical next step plan.

Included

• FixWise.md — reusable superprompt
• FixWise_Description.pdf — customer overview
• FixWise_Getting_Started.pdf — beginner guide

Decision support only. Verify consequential current facts and use qualified professionals where appropriate.