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Construction Consultation
You buy knowledge, not construction. Two hours to review one project and tell you exactly where you stand.
Second opinions / Estimate review / Buying a house / DIY guidance / Feasibility
Construction Consulting · Indianapolis, IN
Hire the expertise before you hire the contractor.
Stringfellow Construction Group is a construction consulting practice. We help homeowners and property owners make expensive decisions — reading the estimates, planning the work, and finding what the insurance scope left out — with an experienced advocate on their side of the table.
Two hours by phone, Zoom, or on site · You leave with a written summary
The calls we get
Most people call us
with one of these.
“Is this quote fair?”
We read estimates for a living. Bring three bids and we'll tell you which one is priced honestly and which one is missing half the scope.
“Is this contractor telling me the truth?”
Second opinions, in writing. If the work being recommended isn't necessary, you'll know before you sign anything.
“Can I do this myself?”
Sometimes yes. We'll tell you which parts you can handle, which parts need a licensed trade, and where doing it yourself gets expensive.
“Why did insurance deny that?”
A denied line item usually means missing documentation or an unaccounted code requirement — not a closed case.
If you've said one of these out loud, you don't need a contractor yet. You need an hour.
Services
Four ways
to work
together.
Most clients start at Tier 01 and stop there. That is deliberate. The consultation exists to give you what you actually need, not to move you up a ladder.
Construction doesn't happen until Tier 04, and Tier 04 is the smallest part of this business on purpose. What we sell is judgment, documentation, and risk reduction. The building is optional.
02
Project Planning & Owner Representation
Be your own general contractor, with someone experienced calling the sequence, reviewing the bids, and holding the schedule.
Kitchens / Additions / Whole-house / Pole barns / Garages / New builds
03
Insurance & Property Recovery
Understand what your property actually needs before repairs begin — and what the carrier's estimate left out.
Fire / Water / Wind / Vehicle impact / Structural failure / Disputes
04
Construction Management & Selective Execution
Complete management and execution, start to finish. Intentionally selective — a small number of these each year.
Premium remodels / Insurance-funded rebuilds / Repeat clients
Tier 03 · Insurance & Property Recovery
Don't leave thousands of dollars on the table.
After a fire, a flood, a storm, or a vehicle through the front of the building, the first estimate you receive is a starting position — not a final answer.
Missing scope, unaccounted code requirements, and undocumented damage are normal. They are also worth real money. We review what you were sent, walk the property, read the photographs, and write down what's actually required to put the building back.
- Claim Review$497
- Complete Claim Strategy$1,997
- Premium Representation$3,500–$7,500+
Scope of service
How claim review works
We provide documentation, estimating, planning, and owner representation. We are not public adjusters and we do not negotiate your claim with your carrier.
Deliverables
You leave with documents, not opinions.
Every engagement produces something you can hold, hand to a contractor, or take to your carrier. That is the whole difference between advice and consulting.
- Written findings and recommendations
- Budget range with the reasoning behind it
- Recommended sequence of work
- Scope of work you can hand to bidders
- Material list and specifications
- Trade schedule and inspection schedule
- Contractor bid review and recommendations
- Written risk assessment
- Permit and inspection guidance
- Project notebook
Process
How the first one goes.
Call or email
Tell us what you're facing in a couple of sentences. We'll say whether a consultation is the right starting point — and we'll say so if it isn't.
Two hours on your project
Phone, Zoom, or on site. We go through the documents, the estimates, the photographs, and the property, and answer everything you ask.
You get it in writing
A written summary: findings, budget range, concerns, and a recommended sequence. What you do with it from there is entirely up to you.
Fit
This isn't for everyone.
Saying so up front saves us both an afternoon.
- People shopping for the lowest bid. If price is the only variable that matters, you don't need a consultant. You need three quotes and a coin.
- Anyone looking to hire labor by the hour. We sell judgment and documentation. Tier 04 is the only tier where we build, and we take very few of those.
- Small, well-understood projects. A consultation should save you more than it costs. If your project is simple and you already know the scope, we'll tell you to keep your $227.
- Anyone who wants their claim negotiated. Negotiating a settlement with a carrier is public adjusting. It's a different license and a different job.
Proud supporting partner
Stringfellow Construction Group is a proud partner of the Indianapolis Urban League. The construction experience was already here — the partnership has helped sharpen the business built around it.
Start here
One hour, before you sign anything.
The consultation is $227 for up to two hours. If it saves you one bad decision, it has already paid for itself several times over.