Project Clarity Co. | Tampa Homeowner Advocate for Major Remodels
Tampa Bay's Independent Homeowner Advocate

Hire the right contractor. Every time.

Your Tampa homeowner advocate for $25K+ remodels. We review your contractor bids, source vetted alternatives, and protect your project from start to finish, so you don't make a $50K mistake.

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Trusted by Tampa Bay homeowners across Tampa, St. Petersburg & Clearwater.

Contractor B
Kitchen Remodel
$98,400
Demolition$4,200
Cabinetry$28,500
Countertops$11,800
Plumbing$6,400
Contractor A
Kitchen Remodel, South Tampa
$54,200
Demolition & prep$3,800
Cabinetry (allowance) FLAG $18,000
Countertops$8,200
Plumbing rough-in FLAG $2,900
Electrical$5,100
Tile & flooring$6,800
vague allowance
scope mismatch
The Spread
$44,200
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A Fork in the Road

Two paths. One renovation.

Every Tampa homeowner planning a $25K+ remodel stands at the same fork. The choice you make in the next 30 days determines how the next 12 months go.

You Are Here
I want to remodel my home.
Path A / Going It Alone

You "get three quotes" and hope for the best.

Call 3 contractors from Google.
Each one bids on what they want to bid on, in their own format, with their own assumptions.
Stare at wildly different numbers.
$54K, $72K, $98K for the "same" kitchen. No way to know which is real.
Pick the one who "felt right."
Sign a contract you don't fully understand, with allowances buried in the fine print.
Change orders start in week 3.
The flat rate becomes a moving target. The pace slows. You have no leverage.
The Outcome
You overpay by 15 to 40%, and you find out months later.
Likely overpayment $12K to $50K+
Project timeline slip 6 to 14 weeks
Quality you can verify None
Recourse when it goes wrong Yourself
Path B / With Project Clarity

You bring in an advocate before you sign anything.

15-minute call with Trey.
We look at your project, your bids if you have them, and tell you exactly what you need.
Apples-to-apples bid breakdown.
Every line item normalized. Every hidden allowance flagged. Every red flag named.
Vetted contractors on the table.
We source 2 to 3 pre-screened Tampa contractors who deliver on time, in budget, in writing.
Independent oversight through completion.
Change orders reviewed. Pace monitored. Final walkthrough handled by someone on your side.
The Outcome
You hire the right contractor at the right price. Every time.
Typical savings $15K to $40K+
Project timeline On schedule
Quality you can verify Independently checked
Recourse when it goes wrong Trey on your side

The fork costs nothing to look at. 15 minutes. No obligation.

Book Free 15-Min Consult
Why Clarity

Five reasons we're 100% on your side.

The contractor's quote is bid by the people who want the job. We're paid a flat fee by you, and only you, to make sure the bid is fair, the contractor is real, and the project doesn't go sideways.

01

100% Aligned

No kickbacks. No commissions. No referral fees. We work for the homeowner only, and refuse anything that compromises that.

02

Apples-to-Apples

We normalize wildly different bids into a real comparison. Same scope. Same allowances. Real numbers you can actually weigh.

03

Vetted Network

Pre-screened, proven Tampa contractors only. We've watched them deliver, and we've seen the ones who don't.

04

Fixed-Fee

You know exactly what you'll pay before we start. No hourly surprises. No scope creep on our side. Ever.

05

Tampa Local

We know the contractors. The codes. The going rates, by neighborhood. No national platform can match what's earned in 15+ years here.

$22K
Saved on a $90K Carrollwood Kitchen Bid

"Two contractors quoted me $54K and $98K for the same kitchen. I had no idea which was real. Trey walked me through every line item, turned out one was missing $14K of cabinets. I would've signed it."

Mark D.
Carrollwood, Kitchen remodel, Selection client
Project Breakdown

The math homeowners never see.

Original bids received2
Bid spread$44,200
Hidden allowances flagged3
Vetted contractors sourced3
Final contract value$76,400
Total saved$22,000
Clarity fee (Selection)$497
Investment

What does it cost to not make a $50K mistake?

Flat fees. No hourly billing. No commissions. No surprise invoices.

Tier 01 / Bid Review
Bid Review
$397
$97
Flat fee. +$100 if project >$100K.
Best for: 1 to 3 bids in hand
  • Apples-to-apples breakdown
  • Red flag identification
  • Price validation vs. Tampa benchmarks
  • 60-min review call with Trey
  • Written summary you can act on
Get Started
Tier 03 / Project Advisor
Full Project Advisor
2 to 3%
$2,500 minimum, capped at $15K.
Best for: $100K+ remodels
  • Everything in Selection
  • Ongoing project oversight
  • Change order review
  • Pace & quality monitoring
  • Final walkthrough checklist
Talk to Trey

All pricing is published. No hidden fees. No commissions. Ever.

Trey Mayes, founder of Project Clarity Co.
Founder
Trey Mayes
Meet Your Advocate

I work for Tampa homeowners. Never contractors.

I know what a kitchen costs in South Tampa. I know which contractors actually finish on time in Carrollwood. I know where the building department gets weird about additions in FishHawk.

National platforms can't do this. Some of them get paid by the contractors anyway. I refuse referral fees, take a flat fee from you, and treat your project like it's mine.

That's the whole business model. If a contractor offers me a kickback, I tell my client and we cross that contractor off the list.

Read Trey's story

Free quotes aren't actually free, they're written by the people who want the job. Their incentive is to win the bid, not give you the truth. We charge a flat fee precisely because we have nothing to gain from the outcome. On a typical $80K kitchen, the average bid spread we eliminate is over $20K.

You can, but three quotes from contractors who each chose what to bid on, in what order, with what assumptions, isn't a comparison. It's three different proposals that happen to share a project. The middle one might have the worst hidden allowances. The whole job of an advocate is making bids actually comparable before you trust the math.

Fair question. Three structural reasons. (1) We don't take referral fees from contractors, ever, in writing. (2) Our fee is fixed and paid by you up front, so we have zero financial reason to recommend a more expensive contractor. (3) Our entire business is repeat clients and referrals from past homeowners, not contractor relationships. The day we get caught taking a kickback, we're out of business.

Yes, for Tampa Bay only. We've personally watched our network deliver, vetted licenses and insurance, and pulled past clients for references. We don't add contractors based on website reviews. If a contractor in our network underperforms once, they're out. The list is small on purpose.

They can, and they should manage their crew. But the contractor managing themselves is the same person deciding when a change order is needed, when a delay is unavoidable, and when "we'll figure it out" replaces what's actually in the contract. The Full Project Advisor is the independent set of eyes that asks those questions on your behalf.

Talk to us anyway. The Full Project Advisor frequently starts mid-project, when change orders are stacking up, the contractor is missing milestones, or you just want a second set of eyes before signing the next change order. It's almost always cheaper to bring in an advocate at month two than to wait until something breaks.

Ready When You Are

Renovate with confidence.

If you're staring at contractor bids right now and something feels off, let's talk. 15 minutes. No obligation. No sales pitch.

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