One homeowner.
One scoped project.
One trusted LA builder.
Chat with Baily. Upload a photo. Get a real estimate scoped against NP Line Design's actual LA costs and permit rules — then one licensed builder on the phone within 24 hours. Not twelve.
— phone rings for 3 days straight
— race-to-the-bottom price war
— scoped, local, trusted
Baily is named after Francis Baily — an English stockbroker who retired at 51, became an astronomer, and in 1836 described something on the edge of a solar eclipse that nobody had properly articulated before: a string of bright beads of sunlight breaking through the valleys along the moon's rim.
He wasn't the first to see them. Edmond Halley saw them in 1715 and barely noticed. Baily's contribution was clarity — describing exactly what was happening, in plain language, so vividly that the whole field of astronomy paid attention. The phenomenon is still called Baily's beads.
That's what we wanted our AI to do. Every inbound call and text has signal in it — a homeowner's real question, a timeline, a budget, a hesitation that means "yes but." Baily listens to every one, 24/7, and finds the beads of light.
Baily was a businessman before he was a scientist. That's our vibe too.
— Named, 2026Three beats. No bidding war. No phone bombardment.
You text. Baily scopes. You hear from one licensed LA builder. That's the whole product.
Chat with Baily
Text, iMessage, or web — all continue the same conversation. Tell her what you're thinking: kitchen, ADU, spa bath, whole remodel, wildfire rebuild. She asks the right follow-ups. She's available 24/7 and never forgets context.
Upload a photo
Gemini multimodal analyzes it against NP Line Design's real LA project data — current labor rates, material costs, permit timelines, seismic and Title-24 requirements. You get a scoped estimate in the same conversation, not a week later.
One licensed builder calls
Within 24 hours, NP Line Design (CSLB #1105249, BBB A+, 12+ years in LA) calls you with a refined estimate. Not 12 strangers. Not a sales pitch. The team that's actually going to build it.
Built by the builder. Not by a lead-gen company.
Angi, Thumbtack, Houzz — they're brokers. They make money selling your project details to whoever will pay per lead. AskBaily is the opposite: one homeowner, one scoped project, one licensed builder.
| Angi | Thumbtack | Houzz | AskBaily | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your info shared with | 4–12 pros | 5–10 bidders | 3–5 pros | 1 builder |
| AI scopes your project before matching | No | No | No | Gemini + photo + LA KB |
| Uses real LA costs + permit rules | National avgs | National | National | NPLD real data |
| Phone calls you'll get | 5–12 | 4–10 | 3–5 | 1 |
| CSLB license verified | Claimed | Claimed | Claimed | CSLB #1105249 linked |
| Cost to homeowner | Free* | Free* | Free | Free |
| Built by | A lead-gen company | A lead-gen company | A content portal | An LA contractor |
* Lead-gen companies don't charge homeowners; they charge contractors $15–$200 per lead, who pass that cost into bids.
California residential construction, scoped locally.
No Kansas averages. No stock-photo bathrooms. Real LA costs, real permit rules, real seismic and Title-24 requirements.
Built by NP Line Design
Licensed, bonded, insured LA design-build general contractor. Not a lead marketplace pretending to know construction.
Ready to scope your LA remodel?
Text Baily right now. She'll ask the right questions, pull real numbers, and get one licensed builder on your phone within a day. No spam. No 12 calls. No bidding war.
Prefer to wait until the app drops?
Drop a phone number and we'll text you the day the iOS / Android app ships. No email spam, no newsletter — one message from Baily, that's it.
What homeowners ask before texting Baily.
How is AskBaily different from Angi or Thumbtack?
Angi and Thumbtack sell your project info to 4–12 contractors who bid against each other — you get 5–12 phone calls and a race-to-the-bottom price war. AskBaily does the opposite: one homeowner, one AI-scoped project, one licensed LA builder. No bidding war, no bombardment.
Does AskBaily cost anything for homeowners?
Free. Chat with Baily, get a scoped estimate, talk to a licensed LA builder — all free for homeowners, forever. Lead-gen platforms don't charge homeowners either, but they charge contractors $15–$200 per lead, who pass that cost into bids. We don't.
Are AskBaily contractors actually licensed?
Yes. At launch, every project is routed to NP Line Design (CSLB #1105249, BBB A+, 12+ years building in LA). As we open to additional builders, each will be CSLB-verified and insurance-checked before any homeowner is introduced.
What projects can I scope with Baily?
ADUs (detached or conversion), kitchen remodels, spa bathrooms, whole-home remodels, wildfire rebuilds, seismic retrofits, smart-home integration, energy upgrades, indoor-outdoor additions. Any California residential construction project that a licensed GC can execute.
How fast do I get an estimate?
The AI scope is instant — chat with Baily and upload a photo, get a real cost range in the same conversation. A live call from NP Line Design with a refined, permit-aware estimate follows within 24 hours.
What does "LA-specific" actually mean?
Baily is trained on NP Line Design's real project data — current LA labor rates, material costs, permit timelines, Title-24 energy requirements, seismic code, wildfire rebuild regulations, and neighborhood-specific quirks (HPOZ, coastal zones, ADU by-right rules). National remodel estimators average California with Kansas. We don't.
What if I want bids from multiple contractors?
Most homeowners who try AskBaily tell us that the one scoped estimate is more useful than five shotgun bids from strangers. But if you want competing quotes, Angi and Thumbtack are a form away. We're here for the homeowners who want accuracy and a trusted single point of contact.