ARTES WORKS
Built on the knowledge of the trades.
Homeowner Preconstruction Intelligence

Before you choose a contractor, make sure you are comparing the same project.

Upload contractor bids. Artes helps identify scope gaps, allowance differences, exclusions, owner responsibilities, and unanswered questions—before a low number turns into an expensive surprise.

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Artes does not invent missing costs. If a proposal does not provide enough information to price a difference, Artes keeps that scope visible as unresolved instead of manufacturing a market estimate.
How it works

Turn proposals into a decision-ready comparison.

1

Upload

Provide 2–5 contractor proposals and basic project information.

2

Level

Artes organizes scope, allowances, exclusions, responsibilities, schedule, and commercial terms.

3

Clarify

Receive contractor-specific questions for unclear or missing items.

4

Compare

Review known comparable pricing separately from unpriced scope exposure.

Launch Pricing

Start with the review you actually need.

Quick Check

Artes Bid Check

$39
  • Up to 2 proposals
  • Price and allowance comparison
  • Top exclusions and gaps
  • Top 5 contractor questions

Best for: a fast second opinion.

Recommended

Artes Bid Review

$79
  • Up to 3 proposals
  • Full scope leveling
  • Known normalization analysis
  • Unpriced scope exposure
  • Source-backed findings
  • Contractor clarification questions

Best for: choosing between serious bids.

Complete

Preconstruction Review

$149
  • Everything in Bid Review
  • Project intake and master scope review
  • Budget and risk review
  • Contract readiness questions
  • Revision after contractor clarifications

Best for: higher-stakes remodels and additions.

What we are selling first

Not another contractor directory. Not a generic AI chatbot. Artes is a structured preconstruction review designed to help homeowners understand what contractor proposals actually say—and what they do not say.

Private beta status: Artes is currently being prepared for paid early access. Payment checkout and customer accounts are the final commercial-launch pieces being connected.
About the Founder

Built From Real Construction Experience

I’m Derek Armer, founder of Artes Works.

I’m a construction superintendent and licensed commercial and residential contractor in Arkansas, with more than 15 years of hands-on experience in construction, carpentry, project management, estimating, and working directly with owners and subcontractors.

Throughout my career, I’ve managed multi-million-dollar construction projects and reviewed countless contracts, scopes of work, proposals, change orders, schedules, drawings, and specifications.

One problem continues to show up: homeowners are often asked to make one of the largest financial decisions of their lives using contractor proposals that are extremely difficult to compare.

Two contractors may appear to be bidding the same project while making completely different assumptions about allowances, materials, responsibilities, exclusions, schedules, or what is actually included in their price.

That is why I created Artes Works.

The goal is not to tell homeowners which contractor to hire. It is to give them better information before they make that decision—to help identify differences, uncover unanswered questions, and make the construction process easier to understand.

Better questions lead to better conversations. Better information leads to better decisions.

Derek Armer
Founder, Artes Works

Artes Works provides educational construction-planning and bid-comparison information. It does not provide legal, architectural, engineering, inspection, or licensed contracting services. Contractor selection and project decisions remain the customer's responsibility.