Affiliate Disclosure
HomeScoutLab is funded by affiliate commissions. This page explains exactly what that means, in plain language, because you deserve to know before you click anything.
The short version
When you click a link on this site that goes to a merchant or a quote request form, and you later buy something or submit a request, that company may pay us a commission. You pay nothing extra. The price you see is the same price you would get by going to the company directly.
What this does not change
Commission rates do not determine our rankings, scores, or recommendations. A company cannot buy a better position, a higher score, or a softer write-up. When two products are close, we rank them on the criteria we publish, not on which one pays us more.
Sometimes we link to a product or a resource that pays us nothing, because it is the most useful option for the reader. When a cheaper product is the better buy, we say so even though it earns us less.
How to tell which links are affiliate links
Every article that contains affiliate links carries a disclosure at the top, before the first affiliate link appears. Individual links to merchants are outbound commercial links; you can see the destination in your browser before you click through. If an article has no affiliate links, it says nothing about commissions at all.
Which companies
We work with affiliate networks and directly with merchants in three categories: roofing, gutters, and home security. The specific partners for an article are listed at the bottom of that article. We do not publish a single site-wide partner list because it changes as offers come and go, and a stale list would be misleading.
Why this matters to you
The US Federal Trade Commission requires websites to disclose material connections like this clearly and conspicuously, not buried in small print (16 CFR Part 255). We put it in the article body and keep a dedicated page here. If you ever see a page on this site that contains commercial links without a disclosure on it, that is a mistake — tell us and we will fix it.
Questions about this policy: contact@homescoutlab.com