INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
Funding Built for Remodelers & Renovation Contractors
The law caps the deposit you can collect, so you front the materials and the crew long before the homeowner's progress draws arrive. We give remodelers fast, flexible working capital so the next job, the mid-job surprise, or a slow winter never comes down to what's in the bank today.
Soft credit pull, won't affect your score. No obligation.
Funding Amounts
$10,000 – $500,000
Approval Speed
4 – 8 hours
Credit
All credit profiles considered
Use
Materials, multi-trade payroll, change orders & more
THE CHALLENGE
You Fund the Job Long Before the Homeowner Does
Remodeling is a profitable business with a punishing cash-flow shape: you buy the materials and pay multiple trades to do the work before most of the money comes in, and the law itself limits how much you can collect up front. In the Federal Reserve's 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, the most common financial challenge firms reported was the rising cost of goods, services, and wages, and for remodelers that pressure has a very specific shape. Here's where the cash gets stuck.
The legal deposit is too small to fund the job
Home-improvement consumer-protection laws cap the deposit you can collect from a homeowner before work begins. California caps it at the lesser of $1,000 or 10% of the contract price (Business & Professions Code 7159.5), so on a $30,000 bathroom remodel the legal deposit is $1,000, and on a $300,000 whole-home remodel it is still $1,000. Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts cap the deposit at roughly one-third of the contract price, and many other states do the same. After the deposit, payment has to track work already completed, in California it's illegal to bill for work not yet done. The practical effect is the same everywhere: that deposit can't bankroll the early materials buy or the first weeks of payroll. You front the job out of your own cash and claw it back through progress draws.
You open the wall and have to pay before the change order is funded
Renovating an existing home means working on what's already there, and opening up walls, floors, or roofs routinely uncovers hidden conditions: outdated or dangerous wiring, hidden plumbing failures, mold, rot, or structural damage. Those have to be addressed right then to keep the job moving and the home safe. The fix gets documented as a change order, but you typically buy the material and pay the crew before the homeowner approves and funds the change. Without cash on hand, work stops and the delays compound. That mid-job surprise spend is a structural cash drag unique to renovating existing homes.
One job, many trades, paid by an individual homeowner
A renovation job means coordinating or self-performing several trades at once, demolition, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile, and paint, so you carry broader, lumpier material and subcontractor costs than any single home-services trade. Per the NAHB's 2024 Cost of Doing Business data, trade-contractor cost alone ran about 30% of revenue, cash that goes out before the homeowner's next progress check. And because the payer is an individual homeowner rather than a bonded commercial owner, the collection risk sits with you. This is also why invoice factoring, which works off commercial invoices, isn't a fit here.
Thin margins, with materials and labor climbing
Remodeling margins are thin: the NAHB reported an average net profit margin of 6.3% in 2024, even though that was the highest since 1996. So a single slow-paying homeowner or one mid-job surprise can swamp a job's profit. Meanwhile the two biggest costs keep rising. Prices for inputs to new residential construction rose about 3.1% year over year as of September 2025 (NAHB analysis of the BLS Producer Price Index), and skilled labor is neither cheap nor easy to keep, the median wage for carpenters was $59,310 and for construction laborers and helpers $46,050 in May 2024 (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Those costs are fixed and upfront. The homeowner's next draw is not. Costs are only half of it, since the wider building calendar swings too, and our article on contractor cash flow in a stop-and-go housing market covers planning for that.
In the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, about a third of firms that applied for financing faced a funding gap, and the SBA process behind those numbers runs 30 to 90 days. Remodeling doesn't work that way: the job is ready when the client is, and a wall that comes open mid-project needs an answer that week. We fund remodelers in days, against the milestone payments the work actually produces.
How Remodelers Use Our Funding
Front the Materials Buy
Order the lumber, fixtures, tile, and finishes a job needs at the start, before the legal deposit and the first progress draw come anywhere close to covering them.
Cover Multi-Trade Payroll
Pay the carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and subcontractors working a renovation week to week, while you wait on the homeowner to release the next draw.
Fund the Walls-Open Surprise
When you open a wall and find old wiring, hidden plumbing failures, mold, or rot, buy the materials and pay the crew to fix it now, before the change order is approved and funded.
Take On a Bigger Project
Say yes to a whole-home or addition project that needs more material and labor upfront than your normal operating balance can carry, even when the business is healthy.
Trucks & Tools
Finance a work truck, power tools, or the occasional rented demolition equipment, with terms that spread the cost instead of draining the account.
Carry the Slow Season
Keep your core crew and fixed costs covered through the winter slowdown on exterior and weather-dependent work, then ramp back up when the season turns.
One Application. We Match You to the Funding That Fits.
Most remodelers we fund use working capital they can put toward anything. You don't need to know which product you want, apply once and we'll match you to what you qualify for.
Working Capital
Flexible funding for the materials buy, multi-trade payroll, a mid-job change order, or a slow winter month. Put it toward whatever the next job needs. This is where most remodelers start.
Learn MoreBusiness Line of Credit
Revolving cash you draw on to front each job's material buy and the walls-open surprises, then repay as the homeowner's progress draws land. Interest applies only to what you use.
Learn MoreEquipment Financing
For a work truck, power tools, or heavier demolition equipment, with terms up to 60 months and the equipment itself as collateral.
Learn MoreBusiness Loans
Lump-sum capital for a bigger move: opening a showroom, hiring ahead of a busy stretch, or a major expansion, on a longer, structured term.
Learn MoreSBA Loans
Government-backed funding with longer terms and competitive rates for larger, planned investments, when you have time for a more involved process.
Learn MoreRevenue-Based Financing
Funding with repayment that flexes with your sales, easing off through a slow winter stretch instead of holding a fixed payment.
Learn MoreWhy Remodelers Choose Us
Our renovation clients run from single-crew remodelers to companies running several whole-home projects, additions, and kitchen-and-bath jobs at once. We know your money goes out before it comes in, and that the law itself limits how much you can collect up front.
Fast, flexible working capital is built for that reality. We know the front-the-job-and-wait-on-draws cycle, the mid-job surprises an existing home throws at you, and what it takes to keep crews paid without floating it all yourself.
See What You Qualify For- We understand the gap between fronting a job and getting paid
- Funding fast enough to buy materials before a job starts
- Cover a walls-open change order before the homeowner approves it
- A line of credit you draw per job and repay as draws land
- Approval in 4 – 8 hours, not weeks
- All credit profiles considered
Simple Requirements to Get Started
If your remodeling business has been operating for at least 6 months and generates $10,000 or more in monthly revenue, you're likely a fit.
6+ Months
In Business
$10K+
Monthly Revenue
All Credit
Profiles Welcome
See What You Qualify For
It takes less than 30 seconds. Soft credit pull, won't affect your score.
Remodeler Funding FAQs
Can a residential remodeler get working capital even though state law caps the deposit I can collect from the homeowner?
Yes, and that gap is exactly what the funding is for. Home-improvement consumer-protection laws cap the deposit you can legally collect up front. California caps it at the lesser of $1,000 or 10% of the contract price, and Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts cap it at roughly one-third. That deposit is usually far too small to bankroll the early materials buy and the first weeks of multi-trade payroll, so you front the job out of your own cash and recoup it through progress draws. Working capital bridges that gap, then you repay as the draws land.
How fast can I get funding to buy materials before a job starts?
Approval typically comes within 4 to 8 hours, with funds following shortly after. That speed is the main reason remodelers choose us over a bank or an SBA loan, where the same request can take 30 to 90 days, long after the job needed to start.
Do you fund the change-order work I have to pay for before the homeowner approves it?
Yes. Renovating an existing home means opening walls, floors, and roofs, and finding hidden conditions: old or unsafe wiring, hidden plumbing failures, mold, rot, or structural damage that has to be fixed right then to keep the job moving and the home safe. You usually buy the material and pay the crew before the homeowner approves and funds the change order. Working capital or a line of credit covers that immediate spend so work never stops while the paperwork catches up.
I get paid in progress draws by homeowners, not by invoicing other businesses. Can you still fund me?
Yes. We fund remodelers based on your monthly revenue and how long you've been in business, not on whether you issue commercial invoices. Because you're paid by individual homeowners on progress draws rather than billing other companies, invoice factoring isn't a fit for your business, so we bridge the gap with flexible working capital or a line of credit instead. You front the job, draw the funding, and repay as the homeowner's payments come in.
Do you finance the homeowner's renovation, or my remodeling business?
We fund your business, not the homeowner's project. Our capital goes to your company, for the materials, multi-trade labor, equipment, and cash flow it takes to do the work. It is not a consumer or home-improvement financing program that lets the homeowner pay for their renovation over time, the kind of point-of-sale financing some contractors offer at the kitchen table. How you bill and collect from your clients stays entirely with you. We put working capital into your company so you can front the job.
What are the basic requirements: time in business, monthly revenue, and credit?
Most remodelers we fund have been operating for at least 6 months and generate $10,000 or more in monthly revenue. All credit profiles are considered. Your sales history and day-to-day performance matter more than a perfect credit score.
Can I use a line of credit to float materials and labor across several remodels at once?
Yes, and that's a common fit for this work. Because the legal deposit is capped and each homeowner's draws only release as work completes, a remodeler's float is recurring and lumpy. A business line of credit lets you draw to front each job's material buy and the mid-job surprises, then repay as the draws land, with interest only on what you actually use. It stays available for the next job and the next surprise.
Will applying affect my personal credit score?
No. Checking what you qualify for uses a soft credit pull that won't affect your score, and there's no obligation to move forward.
Do you fund remodelers with less-than-perfect credit?
All credit profiles are considered. Remodeling runs on thin margins, the NAHB reported an average net profit margin of 6.3% in 2024, so a single slow-paying homeowner or a mid-job surprise can swamp a job. We weigh your actual revenue and performance, not just a credit score, so a rough patch in your history doesn't automatically rule you out.
Can I get equipment financing for a work truck or tools as well as working capital?
Yes. Equipment financing is available with terms up to 60 months, and the equipment itself usually serves as collateral, which often makes approval easier. It's a fit for a work truck, power tools, or the occasional heavier demolition equipment. You can apply once and we'll match you to working capital, equipment financing, or both.
How do you handle the seasonality of exterior and weather-dependent renovation work?
Remodeling demand has been broadly resilient, the NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index has stayed above the break-even point of 50 for 24 consecutive quarters, but exterior and weather-dependent work still slows in cold months while your fixed costs run all year. Working capital or a line of credit can carry your core crew and overhead through the quiet stretch, then fund the ramp back up when the season turns.
What documents do I need to apply, and how long does approval take?
The application is short and usually asks for a few months of recent business bank statements to confirm your revenue. Approval typically comes within 4 to 8 hours, with funds following shortly after. There's no obligation, and checking what you qualify for won't affect your credit score.
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