Hover, a leader in 3D property data, has launched Instant Design, an AI-powered design product that construction pros and homeowners can use to instantly visualize any home remodeling or new construction project.
Leveraging years of development in machine learning and proprietary advances for generative AI built with Hover’s 3D spatial database of millions of residential properties, Hover Instant Design is at the forefront of a new era in home design – bridging the gap between construction pros frustrated with complicated design software and today’s homeowner, who increasingly expects to see what a project will look like before moving forward.
Bringing the Visual Economy to Home Renovation
While previously, homeowners might approve a construction project based on sketches or sample boards, today we live in a visual economy where seeing is believing. According to Hover’s 2025 Design Sentiment Survey, two-thirds of construction professionals say that homeowners have higher design expectations than just five years ago. Yet despite these expectations, less than one third of projects ever receive a visualization.
Even for pros who are visualizing projects, current options are lacking. To date, design software has generally been challenging to learn and time consuming to use, which may be why nearly half of pros (46%) still rely on outdated methods such as product samples and photos of past projects, instead of more advanced solutions. Speed is also a pain point, with 1 in 3 pros saying it currently takes too long to show a design to a homeowner.
When homeowners can see their renovation before they buy, everyone wins.
Unlimited Inspiration From a Single Photo, in Real Time
With a decade spent amassing 3D spatial property data, combined with proprietary advances for generative AI, Hover turns the phone in anyone’s pocket into a powerful yet user friendly design solution. No design skills needed.
Key Benefits of Hover Instant Design:
- Instantly Generate Designs – Upload a single photo of a home’s exterior or interior and generate professional-grade, photo realistic designs in multiple styles – from coastal to contemporary and everything in between – in seconds. Users can upload as many photos as they like to design one room or a whole house.
- Visualize Real Products & Colors – Virtually try before you buy siding, roofing, windows, flooring, paint, cabinets and more with real materials from leading manufacturers, such as James Hardie, GAF, Pella and others.
- Easy to Use and Customize – Designed for people with no formal design skills and tested with real consumers, Hover Instant Design is built for intuitive use by anyone. Unlike other AI design apps, Hover makes it easy to edit any element with just a few clicks.
- Quick Communication for Better Collaboration – With Hover, construction pros can invite homeowners to view and edit projects, speeding up the time-consuming back and forth communication and approval cycle and reducing potential confusion throughout the lifecycle of a project. The visual interface ensures that homeowners and pros are on the same page with their ideas and changes.
- Pros Win More Jobs, Faster – Whether it’s to provide confidence before signing a contract, quickly visualize final choices before moving to production or upgrade to premium materials, Hover speeds up the process at every step.
