No contractor lead sales
Calculator and quote-check results are never exchanged for an email address or phone number.
Independent since 2026
Cost intelligence, without the sales funnel.
Honest Repair Costs explains source-backed ranges, uncertainty and the questions worth asking. We do not sell contractor leads or rank contractors.
No. 01 — Mission
A narrower role, done well.
A high-pressure repair decision often begins with an observation the homeowner cannot easily interpret and a quote they cannot easily compare. Our role is not to diagnose the house or choose a contractor. It is to make the cost anatomy legible.
We make less money by telling you the truth—that's the point.
No. 02 — Independence rules
What we will not trade for revenue.
No paid contractor rankings
We do not name, rank, endorse or sell placement to repair companies.
No hidden certainty
Unsupported multipliers remain out of the calculator. Source relationships, disagreement and old data stay visible.
No. 03 — Editorial identity
Honest Repair Costs Editorial
Honest Repair Costs is independently operated and published under the collective byline Honest Repair Costs Editorial. We do not invent a named expert or imply engineering credentials we do not hold.
Data changes are recorded in the methodology changelog. Material corrections update the range version and review date.
No. 04 — Corrections and review policy
Every material correction should be easy to trace.
When a source changes or a claim is found to be inconsistent, we review the cited evidence and scope before changing a published number.
Material corrections update the review date, data version and methodology changelog. Editorial review does not provide contractor referrals, repair advice or a structural diagnosis.