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Contractor Before and After Generator

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Homeowners commission work they cannot picture, and a contractor who can show the outcome gives them something concrete to agree to. This direction builds a plausible after-concept from a genuine before photo for the trade in question, while asking the AI to keep the property honest — including the defects the work is meant to address, which must not quietly disappear. Check every result for that.

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Turning a real site photo into a labeled after-concept for a quote

The before photo does most of the work, so take it the way you would for a job file: stand where the client usually sees the space, hold the camera at chest height, and keep the whole area of work in frame with enough surroundings to show it is their property. Even daylight helps, and so does avoiding the stretched corners of an ultra-wide lens, because the concept is built on whatever perspective you hand it.

To keep the concept honest, limit what can change. Choose Refine area manually and paint only the surfaces the job covers, such as the siding or the driveway; pixels outside the painted area stay as they were, so the client sees their own house with one change instead of a stranger's remodel. The prepared instruction asks the AI not to hide material defects, yet you still need to zoom in on cracks, stains and rot next to the edit and reject any version that smooths them away.

When you present it, put the untouched before and the concept on a drag slider and call it a concept out loud. After the job, photograph the finished work from the same spot and assemble real before, during and after shots into a client PDF; that file, not the concept, belongs in your portfolio.

Before you photograph the site

Note where you stood so the after photo can match it
Move vehicles, bins and tools out of the work area
Keep a copy of the original file untouched
Write which parts of the image are proposed work

Contractor before and after: make a labeled after concept from a site photo

Contractors use this page to turn a genuine before photo of a customer's space into a plausible after concept for the job they are quoting. You photograph the site, describe the scope and show the homeowner their own property with the work done. The concept is a visual aid for the conversation, labeled as such, and never a record of finished work.

Make an after concept during the quote

Work from one photo taken at the visit and keep the original file untouched, because the before must stay a real photograph. The page's own sentence asks for a plausible, disclosed after concept that does not hide material defects, and your scope goes after it.

Upload the site photo with the whole area of work in frame.
Add the scope after the prepared sentence in Custom instructions (optional).
Press Generate Text-based edit.
Slide along every defect near the work and reject any version that smooths one away.
Download the concept and caption it as an illustration.

Pick the trade page that matches the job

Each trade has its own page that starts from wording for that job: General Contractor, Kitchen Remodeler, Bathroom Remodeler, Painter, Flooring Contractor, Roofer, Landscaper, Pool Contractor, Deck Builder, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC Contractor, Window Installer, Cabinet Maker and Restoration Contractor. Surface work such as painting jobs, flooring, roofing and cabinetry shows in a photo. Wiring, pipework and ductwork sit behind finishes, so for those trades the concept shows the finished room, not the work.

Write the words that sit beside the picture

The picture carries the look and the text carries the commitment. Under every concept, state that it is a generated illustration, list the materials and scope it assumes, and keep prices, dates and warranties in the quote. Give the pair matching crops and show them on a drag slider. Never label a concept as completed work.

Where a concept belongs and where it does not

A concept fits a quote, a proposal and a conversation at the kitchen table. It can sit on a website or in a post when it is labeled and kept apart from photos of finished jobs. It does not belong in a portfolio of completed work or in an insurance or warranty file, which rely on real photographs of real conditions. Keep a dated photo report of the work you actually do.

Before you send the concept to the homeowner

The before photo is unedited and still on file
Every defect near the work is still visible in the after
The caption calls the picture an illustration
Scope, materials and price sit in the written quote
The concept is stored apart from photos of finished jobs

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Prepared settings

Starting point: Upload one source image; The page opens on the correct edit workflow; upload is the only required setup step.
Prepared workflow: Prepared Contractor Before and After Generator workflow; Contractor Before and After Generator opens with the Contractor Before and After Generator direction preselected, so there is no need to find the operation manually.
Output shape: Same as your upload; The result keeps the shape of the image you upload.
Review rule: Review the complete generated result before use; Generated imagery can vary; the final result stays under the user's approval before download.

Best-fit uses

Showing a homeowner the outcome during a quote
Concept images for a trade's website and social channels
Explaining the difference between two levels of specification

Frequently asked questions

Can I use these as portfolio photos of completed work?: No. A generated after-image is a concept, not evidence of work you have done, and presenting it as a finished job misleads customers — check the advertising rules where you work. Label concepts clearly and keep them entirely separate from photographs of real completed projects.
How do I show a customer what work will look like?: Start from a real photo of their property, generate the concept for the specific work quoted, and say plainly that it is an illustration. Homeowners respond well to seeing their own house, and the honesty about it being a concept can build more trust than a polished stock photo does.
Will it hide existing damage?: The prompt asks the AI not to conceal material defects, but it redraws the whole photo and can still smooth them over, so verify that on every image. A concept that quietly removes rot, cracking or damp is misleading about both the property and the scope of work — and it will be contradicted the moment the job starts.
Should the before photo be edited too?: Never. The before must stay an unedited photograph. The entire credibility of a before-and-after rests on the before being real — darkening or worsening it to exaggerate the difference is a well-known deceptive practice and it is easy to spot.
How do I show a homeowner two levels of the same job?: Run the same photo twice with two scopes, such as a standard finish and an upgraded one, and name the materials in each sentence. Label the downloads Option A and Option B, put them on one comparison slider and list the differences in text, so the price gap in your quote has a visible reason.
Can I use a concept image for an insurance or warranty claim?: A generated concept is an illustration, not evidence of damage, repair or finished work, and claims generally rely on real photographs and inspections. Use the concept in the sales conversation, and keep a separate record of real before, during and after photos for any claim.
Does the page give quantities or measurements for a quote?: It produces a picture, not a takeoff. Areas, lengths, counts and material quantities come from your own site measurements. The picture helps the homeowner see the finish, and the written quote carries every number, so nobody prices from what the AI happened to draw.
Can I use it for interior jobs, or only for work outside?: Both. It is a Text-based edit, so it works on a kitchen, a bathroom or a hallway as well as a roof or a driveway. Exterior jobs also have narrower pages, such as the roof, siding, deck and driveway visualizers, which start from sentences written for those surfaces.
Can I make concepts for several jobs at once?: With Premium batch mode, one sentence goes to every photo in the queue and a ZIP comes back, so it suits several rooms with the same scope, such as one paint color across a house. Jobs with different scopes are better run one at a time, so each concept can be checked against its own photo.

What you can do with AI Real Estate Photo Editor

Review the main capabilities before you begin.

Stage complete rooms automatically for disclosed concepts
Add selected TVs, wall colors, or landscaping precisely
Remove described cables, bins, signs, and distracting clutter
Replace skies and create realistic twilight exteriors
Refine automatic edit areas manually when needed

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Settings reference

Available controls for AI Real Estate Photo Editor.

Tasks

Edit typeDropdown: Choose the edit to perform; prompts, selection tools and output controls follow the selected edit type.Options: Text-based editGenerative fillMagic eraserSky replacementRoom staging
One-tap presetsPresets: Pick a ready-made direction with one tap; generation uses the selected preset automatically.Options: Add furnitureAdd TVPaint walls warm whiteTwilight skyReplace skyRemove clutterRefresh landscaping
Custom instructions (optional)Text input: Describe the requested change, relevant materials, lighting, perspective, and details that must remain unchanged.

Selection

Selection brush sizeSliderRange: 4–160px · Default: 32px: Set the brush width used to mark the exact add, fill, or replacement area required before generation.

Output

Ask AI to preserve subject identity and product detailsOn / Off: Adds an explicit instruction to retain the main subject, shape, branding, labels, and readable text unless the request changes them.

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