Advertising Disclosure

Plain-language funding disclosure for HomeCost Guide. Last updated October 2026.

How this site is funded

HomeCost Guide is free to read because of referral fees. When you contact a home-service provider through the call buttons on our guides, our advertising partners may pay us a referral fee for connecting you. You pay nothing extra — the call and the quote are free, with no obligation.

What referral fees do not affect

• Cost estimates. Every dollar figure in our guides comes from published industry sources, cited on the page. No advertiser can pay to change a number.
• Rankings and recommendations. We do not rank contractors, and placement in our guides is not for sale. There are no sponsored guides, no paid placements, and no sponsored rankings anywhere on this site.
• Editorial content. What we write about a job — including red flags, scam warnings, and money-saving tips — is decided by research, not by advertisers.

What we do not do

We do not perform home services, we are not a contractor, and we never present paid content as editorial. If that ever changes, this page will say so first.

Questions

Ask us anything about how the site works via our contact page. Our research methodology and editorial policy explain the rest.