What the site provides is reading material plus a form for asking one independent local contractor to make contact. The site is no contractor, residential builder, maintenance and alteration contractor, plumber or electrician, and it represents no contractor. Inspecting, pricing, performing and guaranteeing work are all outside what it does; it signs no contract, makes no appointments, keeps no deposits and stays out of insurance matters. Price, scope, permits, payment terms and warranty are for you and the contractor to settle.

Because the site vouches for nobody's workmanship, prices, license or insurance, do your own checking before signing. LARA licenses Michigan's residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors; get the number from the contractor and search LARA's online license lookup. Request certificates for liability insurance and workers' compensation. Sump tie-ins, backwater valves and sewer-line repairs are for a licensed plumbing contractor holding a plumbing permit.

The site's single possible source of income is a flat advertising fee that contractors may pay. No homeowner is charged, and no homeowner receives money, gifts or other value.

Guides, cost ranges and both online tools are general information offered as is. Every figure names its source and year, and figures age. Treat nothing here as legal, financial, engineering or insurance advice.

Within the limits Michigan law sets, neither the site nor the person who owns it is responsible for losses tied to using or relying on these pages or to dealings with any contractor. Do not submit made-up requests, try to break the site or republish its text for profit.

These terms are governed by Michigan law, and disputes over them go to a Michigan court. Revised terms apply from the moment they appear here.