About RepairCostly
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RepairCostly is a small reference site about home repair and homeowners insurance claims. It is written by Paul Gunder, who builds calculators and reference tools at Rocky Mountain Apps.
What it is
A set of checklists you can tick off and print, short question paths that end in how urgent a problem is, letters you can fill in and copy, a glossary of claim terms, and guides. All of it is built from public sources: federal agencies such as the EPA, the CDC, the FTC and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, state insurance departments, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
What it is not
It is not a calculator site. When a page needs arithmetic, it links to a calculator elsewhere instead of building one. It is not a lead generator: there is no form that sends your details to contractors, and nothing here is a quote. It is not legal or insurance advice, and it is not affiliated with any insurer, contractor or agency. Your policy and your state's rules decide your claim.
How to report a problem
Every page lists its sources and the date they were read. If a source has changed, a figure looks wrong, or a state rule has moved, write to hello@repaircostly.com with the page and what you saw. Corrections are logged on the changes page.
A note on the insurance pages
Some insurance-claim pages carry a link to LineItemly, another product from the same maker, for people who want to check an adjuster's estimate for missed items. The link is labelled and sits apart from the guidance, which does not depend on it.