Research
Cost research methodology
HyreRestore publishes no restoration cost figures yet. This page sets the standard a figure must meet before it does: at least twelve sourced, dated quotes for each published cost cell, never interpolated from a national number. Until a cell meets it, the cell stays empty and the guides explain what drives the bill instead.
Where this stands on October 22, 2026. Cost cells published: none. The calculators on the tools page run on figures you enter, not on our data.
What must a published cost figure meet?
| Rule | Standard |
|---|---|
| Minimum sample | At least 12 quotes or invoices for each published cost cell |
| Sourcing | Each quote names where it came from: a written estimate, an invoice, or a published price list |
| Dating | Each quote carries the date it was issued and the date we retrieved it |
| Scope | Like with like: the same work, water category, area and region in one cell |
| No interpolation | Never scaled down from a national number or filled in from a neighboring cell |
| Shown, not hidden | The count, the range and the date range are published beside the figure |
How is a cost cell defined?
By the things that change the bill. For water work that means the water category under the IICRC S500 framework, the drying class, the area affected and the region. Mitigation and reconstruction are always separate cells, because they are separate jobs and often separate invoices (what drives the cost).
What happens when there are fewer than twelve quotes?
The cell is not published. We do not fill it from a national figure, from a neighboring region, or from a cheaper job scaled up. A page that cannot meet the standard publishes the explanation without the number, as the editorial policy requires.
What will each published figure show?
- The range, not just a midpoint.
- The count of quotes behind it.
- The dates the quotes were issued and retrieved.
- The sources, by type, with a citation block.
- The review date, refreshed at least quarterly.
How can I contribute a quote?
Email hello@hyrerestore.com with the written scope, the price, the date and the region, with your name and address removed.