How it works
Search by ZIP code, compare installers, and ask the one you pick for a free quote. Here's what happens at each step, and what we do and don't do.
1. Search by where you are and what you need
Type your ZIP code or city and pick a trade: security, audio/video, home theater, electrical, smart home, or networking and low voltage. We show installers whose service area covers you.
Each result shows how far away the installer is and why it matched, for example “works within 40 miles” and “does EV chargers”.
2. How results are ordered
Three things decide the order:
- Distance. Installers whose service area covers your address come first, nearer before farther.
- Fit. Installers who do the trade and the kind of job you picked rank above those who only do something close to it.
- Listing quality. A license we could check, a complete profile, and a listing the business has claimed all help a little.
Some installers are on BidGlory monthly plans, which include marketing features. That can help a little, the same way a complete profile does, but it never puts an installer ahead of a much closer installer that better fits what you need. Nobody can pay to be first, and we never publish ratings or reviews we didn't collect ourselves.
3. Compare
On each listing you'll see what the installer does, where it works, and its license details as we found them in public records, with the date we last checked. Listings marked unclaimed were built from public records; the business hasn't reviewed them yet. How we list installers explains where the information comes from.
4. Ask for a free quote
Pick an installer and send a short request: what you need, your ZIP code or address, and how to reach you. If the installer has signed up with us, your request goes to that installer only. It is never sent to a list of installers or sold to anyone else.
We send requests only to installers that have signed up with us (listings marked claimed or BidGlory member). We send the request to the installer by email. If the installer is on a monthly BidGlory plan, it also arrives in the installer's BidGlory account once that account is connected, and the installer may also get a text alert (during daytime hours) when you want the work done as soon as possible or asked for a call. Their listing may also show a Call button that dials their business directly. If you didn't pick an installer, we tell you which one we suggest and ask before we share your details.
If the installer you pick is unclaimed, it hasn't signed up with us, so we can't send your request to it directly. Your request comes to us instead, and we follow up with you: with your OK, we connect you with a licensed, signed-up installer nearby. You can always contact the business yourself with the public phone number or website on its listing.
5. You decide
The installer contacts you, talks through the job and gives you a quote. There's no obligation. If you hire them, you sign with and pay the installer directly. Wired Home Pros doesn't do the work, set prices or take a cut of your job.
Before you hire anyone, check the license with your state's licensing board, ask for proof of insurance, and get the scope and price in writing. Our hiring guides list the questions to ask for each trade.
What it costs
Nothing, for homeowners. The directory is paid for by installers on BidGlory monthly plans.
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