Almost anything that needs doing around your home or property. Trades work like plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Landscaping, snow removal, pressure washing, and hauling. Handyman and general labour. Automotive help — oil changes, tires, detailing. Tech setup and repairs. If it requires a skilled person, you can post it on Fulcrum.

During our launch phase, payments are arranged directly between you and your professional — e-transfer is the most common method. Confirm the total with your professional before work begins. Secure in-app payment with escrow protection is coming soon and you'll be notified when it's available.

Escrow payment protection — where funds are held securely and only released when you confirm the job is complete — is coming soon. In the meantime, we recommend confirming job scope and price in writing through the platform before work begins, and only paying once you are satisfied with the work.

The professional submits a change order through the app. Both parties must approve the revised estimate before additional work begins. This protects clients from surprise bills and protects professionals from scope creep without compensation. No additional work can be billed without mutual written approval.

All professionals are solely responsible for the quality and safety of their work. If workmanship is defective, your recourse is directly with the professional — through dispute resolution, their insurance claim, or legal channels. For higher-risk work like electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, or gas fitting, we strongly recommend choosing an insured professional and use the "Insured" filter to find them. Fulcrum acts as a marketplace only, does not warrant or guarantee any services performed, and bears no responsibility for a professional's compliance with any insurance requirement.

Insurance is not required for all job categories. For higher-risk work like electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, or gas fitting, we strongly recommend choosing an insured professional and you can filter for this. For most other services — handyman, lawn care, snow removal, tech setup, and similar — professionals are verified through experience, background checks, and real client reviews. Obtaining and maintaining any required insurance is solely the professional's responsibility. Fulcrum does not verify the currency or validity of any insurance and accepts no liability for a professional's failure to hold adequate coverage.

Every professional goes through our experience review process before going live. We review their years in trade, portfolio of past work, and references. Once active, their rating from real completed jobs is the most reliable indicator of quality. Professionals who fall below our minimum rating are removed from the platform. A background check is also required for all professionals.

Fulcrum is currently launching in Fort St. John, BC, with expansion to additional northern BC communities and Alberta planned next. We're built Canada-first — our experience verification and compliance framework is designed around Canadian regulations from the ground up.

Some are — and if they hold a licence or certification it's displayed on their profile. All professionals on Fulcrum are reviewed for experience before being approved, background checked, and rated by real clients after every job. You can filter by licensed professionals if that's important for your job.

Use the "Licensed" filter when browsing — this shows only professionals who have uploaded a valid licence or certification. For regulated work like electrical panels or gas lines, we recommend choosing a licensed professional.

Right now, Fulcrum is completely free — during our launch period we charge professionals 0% commission on every job, not just the first. Posting a job is always free for clients. The commission system below is what we plan to introduce once the platform is established; when we do, founding professionals will get advance notice. We only make money when you do.

We use a bracket system — similar to how income tax works. Only the portion of your job value within each bracket is charged at that rate, never the full amount.

$0 to $100 — free
$100 to $500 — 5% on this portion
$500 to $5,000 — 10% on this portion
$5,000+ — 6% on this portion

So on a $600 job, you'd pay 5% on $400 and 10% on the remaining $100 — a total of $30, not $60. Note: this bracket pricing isn't active yet — during our launch period every job is 0%. The rates above are what we'll move to once Fulcrum is established, with advance notice to founding pros.

Jobs over $5,000 are major projects and we want Fulcrum to remain competitive for larger work. The 6% rate on the portion above $5,000 recognises that big jobs have thinner margins and we want professionals to bring their best work to the platform at every scale.