Editorial policy

How these guides are sourced, checked and corrected.

Who checks the guides

Every guide is edited by Clara, whose name is on each one. Guides are drafted with AI. Clara reads and reviews every guide and edits and corrects anything wrong: facts, writing, measurements, product names, images.

Sourcing

Figures, standards and conventions are linked to the source they came from at the point they are used. Where a number cannot be traced to a source we can link, the number does not appear. Manufacturer specification sheets are treated as authoritative for that manufacturer's own product and as marketing for anything else.

Naming products

When a guide names a product, a paint line or a specific paint color, that name has been checked against the manufacturer's own listing. If a name cannot be confirmed as currently sold, the guide describes the product generically instead, for example "a water-based polyacrylic topcoat".

What the guides claim

• Product comparisons are based on published specifications and documentation, not on first-hand testing.
• Psychological, medical or scientific claims appear only with a source.
• No outcome is guaranteed in your specific home. Materials, climate and construction vary, and guides say where that matters.

Use of AI tools

Guides are drafted with AI writing and research tools. Sources are verified, product names are confirmed, and Clara reviews and corrects each guide.

The room images on this site are generated illustrative imagery, not photographs of real homes. They are there to illustrate a subject. Diagrams are drawn to match the measurements printed in the text.

Prices

Prices are typical United States ranges at the time a guide was written or last updated, given so you can size a decision rather than quote a contractor. They move. Where a price range is unusually wide, the guide explains what drives the spread instead of picking a comfortable middle number.

Advertising and independence

This site uses Google AdSense display advertising. Advertisers have no input into what is published. Ads are bought programmatically through Google, so we do not choose which advertisers appear. We do not run sponsored guides, paid placements or gifted-product reviews, and no brand has paid for a mention on this site.

Guides on homecraftblog.com carry no affiliate links. Our sister site blog.homecraftblog.com does, and discloses them at https://blog.homecraftblog.com/affiliate-disclosure/.

Corrections

Errors are fixed in the guide itself, promptly. A correction that changes the substance of a guide updates its modified date. If you have found one, write to contact@homecraftblog.com or use the contact form, and please point at the sentence.

Reader safety

Some guides describe work involving ladders, power tools, solvents, finishes with real fumes, and fixings that carry weight. Guides give the manufacturer's stated safety requirements where they apply, and they say when a job belongs with an electrician or a licensed trade. Follow the instructions on the actual product you buy over anything written here, and when in doubt hire the trade.