Flaggedoor was born out of frustration — the kind that comes after you've done everything right. You showed up on time. You did the work. You did it well. And then they didn't pay. Or they threatened you with a bad review to knock down your invoice. Or they kept adding work without adding money.

The founder of Flaggedoor has been in the trades for years, running a power washing company in Maryland. And like most contractors, he learned the hard way that the marketplace is stacked against us. Homeowners can leave reviews. Homeowners can post complaints. Homeowners can find out everything about a contractor before they hire one.

But contractors? We show up blind.

There's no system. No database. No warning. No way to know that the address you're about to drive to has burned four contractors before you. You just find out the hard way — after the work is done and the invoice goes unanswered.

Flaggedoor is the answer to that problem. It's a platform built on one simple idea: contractors deserve to know what they're walking into.

And here's something we mean with everything we've got: most homeowners are incredible. They save up for months. They trust you with their home. They make you coffee in the morning and thank you when the job is done. Those people are the reason this work is worth doing — and Flaggedoor celebrates them just as loudly as it flags the ones who don't pay.

We're not here to bash homeowners. We're here to tell the truth about all of them — the great ones and the ones who take advantage. A highly rated address on Flaggedoor is a badge of honor. Contractors should know about those too, so they can walk into a job with confidence instead of anxiety.

This platform was built by the trades, for the trades. Every feature, every decision, every line of this site was shaped by real experience in the field. We know what it feels like to get burned. And we built this so it happens less.