Seattle based home improvement network Porch launches today

Until now, there has been no free and social site to improve your home. On Porch, you can explore 90 million home projects including photos and costs across the US and search 1.5 million local professionals to get inspired, educated and complete work on your home. See the Seattle Business magazine feature on Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman here.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON September 17, 2013 Porch (www.porch.com) today announced the national availability of the first and only home improvement network, free for neighbors, friends, and professionals to use. This is the first step for Porch in organizing the worlds home information to make home improvement easy, connected, and delightful. This follows Porchs announcement of a $6.25 million seed round and beta release in June 2013. Pre-launch, more than 100,000 people in limited regions have visited Porch.com to find professionals.

Today, neighbors and friends can use Porch to improve their home by exploring neighbors projects, seeing what they spent, and the professionals they used and loved. Porch protects the anonymity of homeowners and renters by not revealing address information or precise locations of neighbors homes on its map.

Until now, a roof repair, kitchen remodel, or backyard landscaping project has been frustrating and painful because there is no single source to evaluate projects, understand costs, and find professionals based on trusted word of mouth recommendations, said Matt Ehrlichman, Porch Chairman and CEO. Porch is changing this by organizing home project information and providing transparency for everyone across the country to know which professionals have done specific types of projects, at precise costs, for neighbors and similar homes. This is just the start for Porch — we are committed to adding tools and information to make it easy for everyone to improve and maintain their homes.

Porch has specific data on more than $2 trillion worth of home improvement projects from the past 15 years, which is larger than the entire economy of the United Kingdom. Porch also has insight into 75% of US homes and 90 million home improvement projects, including projects, dates, cost, photos, and service professionals used at a specific address.

Porch is for the homeowner and renter

Finally, finding a home professional is free, social and local with Porch. On Porch, people can: Hire the right professionals for their home: Find professionals that have worked in their neighborhoods, on similar homes, and that their neighbors and friends endorse. See past projects completed nearby: Be better informed about home investments by exploring all types of projects neighbors have completed from remodeling to home cleaning and the precise amount they spent. Browse photos and create scrapbooks: Get inspired with beautiful home design photos and create scrapbooks to share ideas with professionals and friends.

Porch is for the professional

More than 1.5 million professionals are on Porch, from over 250 repair, maintenance, and improvement categories. Porch professionals experience more business, better exposure, and higher revenue. Its free to join and create a business profile to showcase unlimited work experience and photos, gain exposure to neighbors and friends of past clients, and solicit endorsements. Professionals who want to maximize their business can turn on Marketing and Analytics tools for just $35 per month.

Porch is for you

Today, for a limited time, everyone who signs up for a free account on Porch will receive a $50 gift card to start their home improvement projects from Hayneedle, an online home furnishings store. Porch has other unique partnerships in the works that will connect millions of homeowners and professionals. The company plans to make several announcements in the coming months around these partnerships, its Board of Directors, experienced leadership team, feature enhancements, and continued momentum.

About Porch

Porch is the first and only home improvement network that connects homeowners and renters with the right professionals based on who neighbors have used, project and cost history, and friend and neighbors endorsements. Porch is free and always will be. In addition, Porch helps home professionals get more business, better exposure, and higher revenue with free business profiles and paid Marketing & Analytics tools. Porch is headquartered in Seattle and has a technology office in San Diego, California. It is available in every neighborhood across America.

PR Contact

Contact: Asha Sharma of Porch.com Inc., +1-262-497-2398, [email protected]

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