How We Match You With a Contractor, and How We Get Paid

The short version

• We are an information site. We are not a contractor, and we do not lift, repair or pour concrete.
• If you ask us for help, we may pass your request to one independent local contractor.
• Before we share your details, we tell you which contractor it is.
• That contractor may pay us for the referral.
• You owe nothing to us or to the contractor. You can say no at any point.

How a match works

1. You ask. You describe the job: what moved or cracked, where you live, and how to reach you.
2. We pick one contractor. We look for an independent contractor who serves your area and does the type of work you described. We send each request to one contractor, not to a list of companies.
3. We name them first. Before your name, phone number or address goes anywhere, we tell you the contractor's business name. If you do not want that contractor, say so and we will not send your details.
4. They contact you. The contractor works for you, not for us. Any quote, contract, schedule and warranty is between you and them.

We do not guarantee the contractor's work, price or schedule. We do not visit your home or inspect the job.

How we get paid

We only refer homeowners to contractors who pay us for the introduction. That is how this site is funded. The FTC says a paid connection that readers would not expect, and that could affect how they judge a recommendation, should be disclosed clearly^[1]. This page is that disclosure, and the referral form repeats it.

Payment has limits:

• It never changes what our articles say. Cost ranges, myth checks and "when to call a pro" advice are written the same way whether or not anyone pays us.
• It never buys a position in any contractor list. See how we rank.
• When a contractor we name has a paid relationship with us, we say so where we name them.

Your protections when you hire

Whoever you hire, state law gives you some tools:

State	Rule
Ohio	For a sale made at your home, you can cancel until midnight of the third business day. The contract must include a bold cancellation notice and a cancellation form[2].
Texas	For a home solicitation over $25, you can cancel until midnight of the third business day after you sign[3].
Illinois	Jobs over $1,000 need a written contract or work order stating the total cost before work begins[4].

For slab foundation work, ask who designed the repair and whether an engineer is involved. Our crack assessment checklist helps you gather measurements and photos before anyone visits.

What we do with your details

We use the details you give us to make the one match you asked for. We do not sell your request to a list of contractors. If you want your request withdrawn after a match, tell us and we will tell the contractor.

Questions

If something on this page is unclear or seems wrong, use the contact route on our corrections page.