Terms of Use

These terms cover your use of RenovateCost at rencost.com (the “site”), including cost guides, tool reviews, and free calculators. By using the site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

The site is an independent editorial project for US homeowners. It is not a construction company, and using it does not create a client, contractor, or advisory relationship.

Estimates, not quotes

Every cost figure on RenovateCost is an estimate for planning. Guides show low, mid, and high ranges because the same job often varies by 40% or more between bids. A published range is not:

• A quote, bid, or offer to perform work
• A promise that your local price will fall inside the range
• A substitute for a site visit, measurement, or permit review
• Engineering, architectural, legal, insurance, or tax advice

Labor and material prices move. We update guides at least twice a year and label the dates on each article, but a page can be out of date the week after a lumber or fixture swing. Get at least three written quotes from licensed local contractors before you hire anyone or order materials.

Calculators (paint, tile, mulch, concrete, wallpaper, and any we add later) run in your browser from the dimensions you type. They apply typical waste factors so you can build a shopping list. They do not know your substrate, code, or local labor rate. You are responsible for checking the output against the product label and your own measurements.

Your responsibility

You decide whether to hire, DIY, pull a permit, or spend money. RenovateCost is not liable for project overruns, failed DIY work, code violations, or decisions you make from a guide. Home renovation can involve structural loads, electricity, gas, lead paint, and asbestos. Stop and hire a qualified pro when the work is outside your skill or the law requires a license.

Acceptable use

You may read, print, and share links to pages for personal, non-commercial planning. You may not:

• Copy guides or calculator logic wholesale onto another site
• Scrape the site in a way that degrades service for other readers
• Misrepresent a RenovateCost range as your own bid or as our endorsement
• Attempt to break, probe, or overload the site or its hosting
• Use the site for unlawful, misleading, or infringing purposes

Short quotations are fine with credit and a link to the original page. For anything longer, email [email protected] before you republish. See Contact.

Intellectual property

The text, tables, page structure, calculator interfaces, and RenovateCost name are owned by the site operator unless a page says otherwise. Cost data is compiled from public and industry sources listed on each guide; those underlying sources keep their own rights. Trademarks of tool brands, retailers, and data publishers belong to their owners. Mention of a product is not a sponsorship.

Advertising, affiliates, and third parties

The site may show ads, including Google AdSense, and some reviews contain affiliate links. An affiliate purchase does not change the price you pay and does not change our cost ranges or tool rankings. Our Editorial Policy explains that separation.

Links to HomeAdvisor, Angi, BLS, Energy Star, retailers, and other sites are for sourcing. Those sites have their own terms and we do not control them. Ads are served by third parties; we do not endorse every advertiser that appears beside an article.

Accounts and payments

You do not need an account to read the site. We do not sell plans, leads, or memberships here. Nothing on the site is a checkout. If a page or ad asks you to pay someone, that request is not from RenovateCost.

Disclaimer of warranties

The site is provided “as is” and “as available.” We work to keep numbers sourced and pages online, and we correct verified errors, but we do not warrant that content is complete, current, or fit for your particular house. To the fullest extent allowed by US law, we disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, RenovateCost and its editors are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or project costs, arising from your use of the site. Our total liability for a claim relating to the site will not exceed one hundred US dollars (USD $100) or the amount you paid us to use the site in the prior twelve months, whichever is greater. You pay us nothing to read the site, so that cap is usually $100.

Some states do not allow certain limitations. In those states, the limits apply only as far as the law allows.

Changes

We may update these terms as the site changes. The date at the top of this page is the latest revision. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms. Material changes will stay reflected on this page rather than in a pop-up.

Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected]. Also see the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.