I Built the First Free Construction Cost API - Here's Why One Didn't Exist Until Now

Construction is a $2 trillion industry. Two. Trillion. And until now, there wasn't a single free API for cost data. I know because I looked. For months. The $42,000 Problem My name's Brad. I've been a remodeling contractor in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. Third-generation carpenter. Five years in the Air Force as a B-52 crew chief before that. I've framed walls in Alaska, hung cabinets in Hawaii, and pulled permits in half a dozen states in between. A couple years ago I started building EstimationPro.ai , an AI-powered estimating tool for contractors. The idea was simple: take photos of a job, add some notes, and get a professional estimate in minutes instead of hours. Every contractor I know spends their evenings hunched over spreadsheets instead of being with their family. I wanted to fix that. But here's where it got ugly. I needed pricing data. What does a 2x4 cost? What's the going rate for a plumber in Seattle vs. Dallas? How much should I charge per square foot for ti