Private by default
We never ask for a name, email, contractor name or exact property address.
Real projects. Reviewed data. No made-up examples.
Estimates are useful. Final invoices are better. This growing database turns anonymous project reports into privacy-safe local benchmarks that can improve every HomeCostGrid calculator.
Reviewed before use
Editors check arithmetic, completeness, plausibility, date and project scope before approval.
Aggregates, not dossiers
Individual reports remain private. Public location groups require at least three approved entries.
Confidence stays visible
Self-reported, receipt-reviewed and contractor-verified inputs are not treated as identical evidence.
APPROVED, ANONYMIZED REPORTS
What the community dataset can show
We publish aggregates only after editorial review. A location or project group stays hidden until it contains at least three approved reports.
The database is open for its first reviewed reports.
We will not fill this space with invented examples. Aggregates appear automatically after enough reports pass review.
HOW THIS BECOMES INTELLIGENCE
One report is a clue. A reviewed dataset is a model.
- Validate
Check totals, component costs, project month, location and obvious duplicates.
- Score
Assign a data-quality and verification level without pretending a recollection equals an invoice.
- Aggregate
Group only enough reviewed reports to protect privacy and reduce one-project distortion.
- Improve
Use seasonal, regional, labor and material patterns to recalibrate future estimates.
