Question 1

What is Rebar Beacon?

Accepted Answer

Rebar Beacon is for Austin-area commercial cleaning companies looking for post-construction prospects. The listed offer is a weekly view of qualifying City of Austin commercial permit records. A permit is a prospecting signal, not a bid invitation or a promise of work.

Question 2

Which permits qualify for the list?

Accepted Answer

The current filter uses City of Austin records marked Commercial and permit type BP. Work must be New, Remodel, Shell, Addition, or Addition and Remodel, issued during the previous Monday through Sunday. The permit must show more than 1,000 square feet in remodel_repair_sqft or total_new_add_sqft, and include a contractor company name. Temporary event-related permits are excluded. This covers the City of Austin feed, not every municipality in the Austin area, and no fixed number of projects or complete market coverage is promised.

Question 3

What does the listed weekly offer include?

Accepted Answer

The posted offer describes project address, issue date, work type, square footage, valuation when listed, the permit description, contractor company and phone when available, and a link to the City permit record. It also describes a CSV of the list and short summaries of the ten largest projects. Paid subscriber checkout and weekly subscriber delivery are not active yet, so these are not currently available as a paid service.

Question 4

Where does the permit information come from?

Accepted Answer

The source is the City of Austin’s public Issued Construction Permits dataset. Each listed project links to its individual City permit record when the record provides a valid City-hosted link. The list does not claim coverage of permits from nearby cities or counties.

Question 5

What is included in the free five-project sample?

Accepted Answer

The sample is the five largest qualifying projects by square footage from the immediately preceding Monday through Sunday. It is requested by email, requires no card, and does not enroll you in a subscription. It is sent only when five qualifying projects with verified City permit links are available; if the latest list is not ready, the form will ask you to try again later.

Question 6

What prices are shown?

Accepted Answer

The page displays $49 per month, described as cancel anytime, and $490 per year, described as two months free. Paid checkout is not configured yet, so you cannot start either plan from this site today.

Question 7

When is the weekly email sent?

Accepted Answer

The posted offer describes a Monday email at 6 a.m. Central time. The permit import is scheduled for Monday at 5 a.m. Central time, but paid subscriber email delivery is not wired up yet. Treat the delivery time as part of the planned offer, not an active subscription service.

Question 8

Are contractor phone numbers included, and how should I use them?

Accepted Answer

The list uses contractor company names and includes a company phone number only when it appears in the public permit record. It does not use homeowner or personal contact details. Follow applicable do-not-call rules, and do not text a contact without consent.

Question 9

Does a permit mean work is available?

Accepted Answer

No. A permit confirms a public filing, not that a project is accepting bids or that a cleaning contract is available. Rebar Beacon does not promise leads, conversations, or won jobs.

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