Every CostCheckr guide opens with a yellow price card. This page explains what the numbers on it mean and where they come from.
What the price card shows
The bar under the price shows where the usual price sits between the low and the high end. When a guide has no clear usual price, the card shows the range only, so it never suggests a number the data does not support.
Where the prices come from
We read shop and service websites, published price lists, rental companies and public data, and we go through what real people paid in forums, Reddit, Quora, Facebook groups and YouTube videos. We compare all of it before a number goes into a guide.
When a guide shares what owners paid, it says where that came from: the forum thread and when it was posted, the video, or the owners we asked ourselves.
Every guide names the source next to each price and lists all its sources at the end, with the date we checked them. When we work a number out ourselves, for example labor hours times an hourly rate, the guide shows the sum. Prices are in US dollars and reflect US prices unless a guide says otherwise.
Why your price can be different
A price depends on the size of the job, the parts or materials, the labor time, the business you choose and where you live. Busy cities usually cost more than small towns. Treat our numbers as a guide to what is fair, and always ask for a written quote before work starts.
Keeping guides up to date
Each guide shows the date it was last updated. When we recheck a price, the date changes with it. If you see a price that looks out of date, please tell us at costcheckr@gmail.com.