How do I hire a tradie on TaskerAsker?

Post your job for free in under 60 seconds with your suburb or postcode. Verified, ABN-checked local tradies send you up to three competitive quotes. Compare prices, reviews and timing, then hire the tradie that's right for you — no obligation.

Is it free to get tradie quotes online?

Yes. Posting a job and receiving quotes is completely free for customers. You only pay the tradie you choose to hire, and TaskerAsker never takes a commission from your project price.

How are tradies on TaskerAsker verified?

Every tradie has a checked Australian Business Number (ABN) and verified identity. Licensed trades — electrical, plumbing, gas, asbestos — must show current state-issued licence details before they can quote on a job.

How quickly will I receive tradie quotes?

Most jobs receive their first quote within a few hours and have multiple quotes within 24 hours. Response times vary by trade, suburb and how detailed your job description is.

Can I compare tradie prices side by side?

Yes. Quotes appear in your dashboard so you can compare scope, materials, warranty, timing and price across every responding tradie before you decide who to hire.

How to Hire a Tradie on TaskerAsker

Hiring a tradie online should feel as straightforward as ordering a meal — but with the same protections you would expect from a regulated marketplace. TaskerAsker is built so any Australian homeowner can post a job, compare written quotes from verified local providers and pay safely, all in the one place. Here is exactly how the four-step process works from your first click through to leaving a verified review.

Step 1 — Post your job, free

Describe what you need, where, and when. The smart questions for each trade category prompt you for the details that actually affect pricing — number of taps for a plumber, square metres for a painter, age and roof type for a roofer — so providers can quote accurately without a back-and-forth. Posting is always free and you can attach photos to make the brief even clearer.

Step 2 — Compare up to three written quotes

Verified, ABN-checked Australian tradies in your service area review your post and send written quotes — usually within a few hours during business days. You see their profile, recent reviews from real hires, licence details where applicable, and any insurance certificates they have uploaded. Three quotes is the sweet spot for comparison without overwhelming you with options.

Step 3 — Hire with confidence

Message providers directly inside the platform, ask follow-up questions, and request a site visit if the job needs one. When you are ready, accept the quote from your preferred tradie and the job becomes a hire. Everything stays in the messaging thread so there is a written record of what was agreed, in case anything needs revisiting later.

Step 4 — Pay safely with milestone protection

For platform-paid jobs, your money is held safely until each milestone is signed off. If the work is not delivered as agreed you can pause the release while our team investigates, and full refunds are available for milestones that are not completed. Once the job is done, leave a verified review so the next homeowner has honest information to work from.

Why TaskerAsker

Every business on the platform has its ABN checked, regulated trades have to supply state-issued licence numbers, and only customers who have actually hired and completed a job can leave a review. There are no membership fees, no premium tiers, and no surprise charges before you hire — the only money that changes hands is the price you and your tradie agree on.

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About TaskerAsker — the Australian context for how TaskerAsker works

TaskerAsker is a free, Australia-first marketplace that connects homeowners and renters with verified local service providers. Every provider has their ABN checked before they can quote, their state-issued trade licence is recorded for regulated categories (plumbing, electrical, gas, building) and surfaced on the public profile, and reviews can only be left by customers whose job was booked, completed and paid for through the platform. The result is a quoting experience that filters out the worst of the cold-call cowboys without locking you into a single business.

For homeowners considering how TaskerAsker works, the practical workflow on TaskerAsker looks like this. You describe the job in plain English, add three or four photos and a rough timeframe, and post it free — there is no obligation to accept any quote and your contact details stay hidden until you choose a provider. Quotes arrive in writing, typically within a few hours during business hours, and each one itemises labour, materials, call-out fees and GST so you can compare like-for-like. You message the providers you want to shortlist, agree on a start date, and release payment in milestones once the work is signed off.

The marketplace covers every state and territory: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Major metro suburbs (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and the Gold Coast) have the deepest provider supply, but regional towns are covered too — when local supply is thin we surface the nearest matching tradies and indicate the travel-time premium up front, so there are no surprises.

The end-to-end flow is intentionally short. Post a job in plain English with photos and timing. Receive up to three written quotes from verified local providers. Message your shortlist, ask any clarifying questions, and choose the provider whose mix of price, warranty, payment terms and response style fits. Pay via milestones held in escrow until you sign off the work. Leave a verified review once the job is complete. The whole process is free for homeowners — providers pay a small connection fee on accepted quotes.

What to check before you sign a quote for how TaskerAsker works

Licence number visible on the quote — for regulated trades, the licence must be issued by the relevant state authority (NSW Fair Trading, VBA, QBCC, WA Building Commission, Consumer and Business Services SA, Access Canberra, CBOS or the NT Building Practitioners Board) and current on the date of the work.
Public liability insurance — at least $5,000,000 for residential work; ask for the certificate of currency if the quote is over a few thousand dollars.
GST included or extra — every legitimate quote states this clearly. Vague "price on application" lines are a red flag.
Materials brand and warranty — for fixtures and fittings, ask which brand and what the manufacturer warranty covers versus what the tradie warrants for workmanship.
Payment terms — for jobs under about $3,000 a modest deposit (10–20%) and balance on completion is normal. Larger jobs should run on progress payments tied to defined milestones, never a single up-front lump sum.
Written variations — any scope change costs money. A reputable provider will issue a written variation order before doing the extra work, not after.
Clean-up and disposal — is rubbish removal included, or do you need a skip bin? Demolition jobs in particular are routinely under-quoted when this line item is missing.

Useful next steps for how TaskerAsker works

Post your job free — describe the work, add photos, receive written quotes from verified Australian tradies.
Browse cost guides — plain-English pricing for every common trade and renovation type.
Use a free cost calculator — get a ballpark before you post so you can sanity-check incoming quotes.
Pre-hire checklists — printable checklists for bathroom renos, end-of-lease cleans, roof repairs and more.
Tradie quote templates — exactly what a complete quote should include before you sign.
Job description examples — how to brief a tradie so the quotes you receive are comparable.
How TaskerAsker works — the full quote-to-payment workflow in seven steps.
Trust centre — how we verify providers, moderate reviews and protect both sides of the market.
Service locations — every Australian state and territory with a TaskerAsker provider footprint.

How TaskerAsker verifies the providers behind how TaskerAsker works

Every provider that quotes on TaskerAsker passes a four-step verification before a single message can reach a customer. Step one cross-checks the Australian Business Number against the ABR — the business name on the ABN must match the trading name on the profile, GST registration is recorded where applicable, and entities that have been cancelled or suspended on the ABR are blocked. Step two cross-checks the state-issued trade licence for regulated categories — plumbing, gas-fitting, electrical and building work all require a current licence number, recorded against the issuing authority, with the licence class surfaced on the public profile. Step three is identity verification — a photo of a government-issued ID matched to a selfie via liveness check — which protects against profile hijack and bond-skip patterns we saw on the legacy directory. Step four is ongoing — every six months the ABN and licence are re-checked automatically, and any provider whose licence lapses is removed from quoting access until it is restored.

Payment protection for how TaskerAsker works jobs

Money on TaskerAsker is held in escrow by a regulated payments partner — never in a provider's bank account — and released to the provider on milestones you sign off in writing. For smaller jobs the default is two milestones (start and sign-off); for renovation work three to five milestones (deposit, rough-in, fit-off, final sign-off plus a defects-period holdback) are standard. The holdback is typically 5% of the contract price for 30 days after sign-off, so any defect that surfaces after the tradie has left can be rectified before the final cent leaves escrow. Disputes go through a structured complaints process with a 14-day response window on each side, escalation to an independent reviewer if needed, and binding outcomes that protect the homeowner from non-completion and the provider from non-payment in equal measure.

Common questions about how TaskerAsker works

Is TaskerAsker free for homeowners? Yes. Posting a job is free, comparing quotes is free, and no payment leaves your account until you accept a quote and a milestone is signed off. Providers pay a small connection fee on accepted quotes, which funds the verification and payment-protection infrastructure rather than being passed on to homeowners as a higher hourly rate.

What if no one quotes on my job? Most jobs in supplied categories receive a first written quote within a few hours during business hours. If your job has not received any quote within 24 hours, the support team will surface it to the nearest matching providers manually, refine the wording with you, and (if local supply is genuinely thin) suggest the next-nearest metro area where supply is denser.

How do I verify a quote is genuine? Every written quote on TaskerAsker carries an internal reference that matches the booking record, the provider profile is linked from every message, and the licence/ABN cross-checks are visible before you accept. If anything looks off, the report button on every quote routes straight to the trust and safety team for review.