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What did the customer say?

Put in their words and get the closest field guide: when to stop, what to ask, what to bring and what to check first.

  • 111field guides
  • 8trades
  • 6safety questions
  • 16job checklists
  • 11step-by-step checks

THE CLOSEST GUIDE

For Floor feels bouncy

Close matchFlooring

Squeaky, bouncy or uneven floor

A flooring contractor should handle the surface and subfloor, and a structural engineer should judge the framing.

Stop first if

  • New cracks are opening, doors bind suddenly or a sag changes week to week. Stop work and keep people clear. Call a structural engineer.
  • Joists look cut, notched or undersized. Do not add finishes or load. Hand the notes to a structural engineer.

Ask on the call

  1. Is it a squeak, a bounce, a slope or tile edges that catch?
  2. Where in the room is it worst?
  3. What is the floor covering, and what is under it?
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A match means the words are similar. It is not a finding about the home.

ALL 111 GUIDES

Browse by trade.

Each guide starts from how customers describe the trouble, and says when to stop before anything else.

Plumbing17 guides

HVAC14 guides

Electrical14 guides

Roofing & enclosure14 guides

Septic13 guides

Pools13 guides

Flooring13 guides

Structural13 guides

SAFETY FIRST

6 questions worth asking on every call.

Ask them before the trouble itself. A yes changes the call: these steps come before any visit.

Do you smell gas, or hear or see signs of a gas leak?

Gas odor indoors or near a meter. Hissing, blowing dirt, or fire at the ground.

  • Do not operate anything. No switches, phones, or flames inside.
  • Leave by the fastest way out.
  • Follow local emergency guidance and call the gas utility or fire department from outside.

Is a carbon monoxide alarm sounding, or do people feel suddenly sick at the same time?

A sounding carbon monoxide alarm. Sudden shared headache, nausea, drowsiness, or dizziness.

  • Get everyone to fresh air first. Do not look for the source.
  • Count heads. An alarm reset does not mean all clear.
  • Stay out until responders clear the building.
  • Follow local emergency guidance and call emergency services.

Is water on or near electrical equipment, wiring, or a panel?

Water at a panel or outlet. Wet wiring. Standing water around powered equipment. Sewage touching electrical equipment.

  • Keep everyone away from the water and the equipment. Do not touch either.
  • If a person is stuck to a live source, do not grab them.
  • Shut off power only if it can be done without risk.
  • Follow local emergency guidance and call emergency services or the electric utility.

Do you smell burning, or see smoke, sparks, or fire?

Smoke or smoldering near equipment. Burn marks at electrical gear. A small fire during work. A burner that will not shut off.

  • Raise the alarm and get everyone not needed out.
  • Keep a clear way out. Do not put water or foam on electrical equipment.
  • Treat electrical equipment as still live.
  • Follow local emergency guidance and call the fire department.

Is water spreading fast, or has sewage or floodwater come inside?

A burst pipe that will not stop. Sewage coming up a floor drain. Floodwater rising or crossing the way in.

  • Move people away from the water. Do not stay behind sandbags or barriers.
  • Close a shutoff valve only if it can be reached without risk. Do not enter a pit or vault.
  • Do not clean or dry sewage or floodwater areas yet.
  • Follow local emergency guidance. Call the water utility, local emergency officials, or a sewage cleanup professional.

Is any part of the building moving, sagging, or about to fall?

A foundation wall bowing or moving in. A sagging floor, deck, or ceiling. A roof holding water and dipping. Loose panels over a walkway.

  • Get everyone out and away from the area.
  • Keep people off it and out from under it.
  • Do not prop, patch, or test it. Leave that to an engineer.
  • Follow local emergency guidance and call emergency services, then a structural engineer.

JOB CHECKLISTS

Checklists for any job, in any trade.

The stretches every job goes through, step by step, with what to write down at each one.

Before the visit

Arriving

On the work

Closing up

After the visit

Decisions

FOR YOUR AI · NO ACCOUNT, NO KEY

Your assistant can read these too.

Any AI assistant that speaks MCP can search these guides in a customer’s words, open one, screen a call for safety, walk a job checklist and walk a step-by-step check one answer at a time. It reads these guides only, never anyone’s records.

  • forebot_guide_searchThe closest guides for a customer’s words, with any safety question those words raise.
  • forebot_guideOne whole guide: when to stop, what to ask, bring and check, and what to keep on record.
  • forebot_safety_screenThe safety questions a call raises, and the six worth asking on any call.
  • forebot_momentStep-by-step checklists for a stretch of any job, from before you drive to did the fix hold.
  • forebot_check_nextA step-by-step check for a plumbing problem: from the answers so far, the causes still on the list and the one reading to take next.
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