Editorial policy
You came here scared and looking for a straight answer. Our job is to give you one — calmly, accurately, and even when it means telling you that you don't need to hire anyone.
We cite real sources.
Health claims come from the CDC, Cleveland Clinic, and the EPA. DIY-versus-pro guidance follows the EPA's own ~10-square-foot rule. Florida-specific rules trace to DBPR and Chapter 468. If we state a fact, we can point to where it came from.
Credentialed pros review the high-stakes pages.
Health and insurance guides — the ones where being wrong actually hurts someone — carry a named reviewer with relevant credentials (industrial hygiene, IICRC, licensed P&C insurance). The byline and reviewer appear on the page, and we keep updated dates honest.
We're honest where it costs us a lead.
If your problem is small enough to handle yourself, we say so and show you how. We don't call common household mold “toxic” to scare you into a call, and we don't manufacture urgency. Real deadlines — a 24-to-48-hour drying window, a closing date — we'll name plainly; fake ones we won't.
Guidance is separate from who pays us.
No company can buy a softer review or a higher ranking in our content. Listings are verification-based, not paid placement — the same rule that governs our verification methodology.
We fix what we get wrong.
Found an error? Tell us and we'll correct it, with the change reflected in the page's updated date. Accuracy outranks looking polished.
See who writes and reviews on our authors page, and how the verification works on our methodology page.