Find a tradie who actually suits the job and is available to do it, in Melbourne.

ReadyTrade is an Australian marketplace that connects customers in Melbourne who need trade work done with the tradies who can actually do it. Describe your job in plain English and we rank suitable Melbourne tradies — plumbers, electricians, carpenters, landscapers and more — by trade, distance, rating and real availability. Nobody can pay for a better position, and a tradie never gets your number until you choose to contact them.

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Type or say what you need.
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Be given a list of available contacts right now.
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Stay in control. Request quotes or call the tradie of your choice.
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Find a tradie for your job
Sign up in one step, then tell us about the job. Tradies never get your number until you choose to be contacted.
Australian mobile. The leading 0 is optional — type it or leave it off, both work.
Enter your code
What needs doing?
In your own words. We work out the trade from what you write.
How soon do you need it?
Urgent works differently: instead of you choosing, we ring nearby tradies one at a time and the first to accept calls you.
Urgent — right now
We ring tradies immediately. One of them calls you within minutes.
On a particular day
You pick the day, and you choose who to contact.
Whenever suits
No rush. You choose who to contact.
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Why Use ReadyTrade to Find a Tradie in Melbourne?

Built for homeowners, renters and property managers — and for the tradies who do the work. Describe the job, see who genuinely suits it, and choose who to contact.

Your number stays yours

A tradie sees your first name, your suburb and the job — never your phone number, surname or street, until you choose them.

Ranked, not auctioned

Order comes from how well a tradie fits your job. Nobody can buy a higher position than a better match.

We know who is free

Tradies keep a calendar. If someone is booked on your day, they are left off your list entirely — never shown, never contacted, and never just quietly ranked lower.

A customer's posted jobs in the ReadyTrade app, each showing status and Choose a tradie

Three prices, no hounding

Ask the top five in one tap, or tick as many as you like. They answer in the app, and only contacting one releases your details.

Urgent means one at a time

An urgent job goes to suitable tradies one by one, about a minute each — not blasted to everyone nearby.

Reviews from real jobs

Only a customer who was actually introduced to a tradie can review them, once per job, first names only.

Tradies across Melbourne

ReadyTrade covers all of Melbourne — from the CBD, St Kilda, Dandenong, Werribee, Box Hill, Frankston, Ringwood, Sunshine, Craigieburn and Brighton — for every trade from plumbing and electrical to carpentry, landscaping and roofing. Post your job once, and any suitable Melbourne tradie who covers your suburb can be matched to it. As more local tradies join, your matches keep improving.

A Tradie for Any Job, Big or Small, in Melbourne

No matter the size of the job, ReadyTrade makes it fast and simple to find someone who actually does that kind of work — and to see why they were put in front of you.

Home repairs

A tap that will not stop, a dead powerpoint, a door that has dropped, a roof leak before the next storm.

Renovations

Kitchens, bathrooms, decks and extensions — several trades on one job, each matched on what they actually specialise in.

Outdoors

Landscaping, fencing, paving, tree work and getting the rubbish gone.

How It Works

Use the website, or download the app to have the whole thing in your pocket — including urgent jobs, which move in seconds.

If you are a tradie
  1. Build your profile once — trade, up to three specialties, the area you cover.
  2. Keep your calendar honest — marking yourself booked helps you as much as marking yourself free.
  3. Answer what suits you — turning a job down costs you nothing.
  4. Get the work, not a bill for a lead.

Describe the job

In your own words. We work out which trade it needs.

See who suits it

Ranked, with the reason each tradie is where they are.

You make the call

Their details arrive when you decide — not before.

App Screenshots

A closer look at what a tradie sees setting up their profile.

Choosing customer or tradie when creating a ReadyTrade account
Choosing a trade from ReadyTrade's 30-trade taxonomy
A tradie's incoming job requests, ready to quote
A tradie choosing up to three specialties
A tradie entering their business name and ABN
A tradie setting their service area and urgent-job availability
A tradie's profile, showing profile strength
An electrician's profile and completeness score

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions people actually ask before posting a job in Melbourne.

Does ReadyTrade cover all of Melbourne?

Yes. Anyone in Melbourne and its suburbs — from the CBD out to Dandenong, Werribee, Frankston and Craigieburn — can post a job. How many tradies you are matched with depends on who has joined in your area so far, and Melbourne is one of the regions we are actively growing.

Yes. Posting a job and asking Melbourne tradies for a price is free. Tradies are never charged for a lead they did not ask for either.

We offer it to suitable Melbourne tradies one at a time, about a minute each, rather than alerting everybody at once. The first to accept gets your details exclusively and has two minutes to ring you.

Yes. You see a ranked list with the reasons each tradie is there — trade, distance, rating and availability — and you decide who to contact. Nobody can pay for a better position.

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