Terms of Service

Effective date: [CONFIRM]

  1. What you're buying. A Cost To Build report is a line-item construction cost estimate for your plan and ZIP code, and should be used only for planning purposes. It is a planning figure, not a contractor bid, and it does not include the cost of land. We work to be conservative and accurate to within about 10%, but actual costs depend on your builder, your site, and market conditions.
  2. Your responsibility to verify. You take full responsibility for verifying your real costs with actual bids, budgets, and quotes from builders, subcontractors, and suppliers before borrowing, buying, or building. A report informs those conversations — it does not replace them.
  3. Access periods. Cost To Build reports include 60 days of online edits and re-exports. The Report + BudgetBuilder bundle includes 12 months of access to both the report and BudgetBuilder.
  4. Accounts. You're responsible for keeping your login credentials secure. One account per customer.
  5. All sales are final. Because every report is custom-prepared for your specific plan and ZIP code, we do not offer refunds. If something in your report needs correcting, contact support@startbuild.com — your 60-day edit window and our estimator team are there to make it right.
  6. Limitation of liability. Our total liability for any claim arising from a report or its use is limited to the amount you paid for that report. We are not liable for construction outcomes, financing decisions, or any indirect or consequential damages. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California. [Legal review — finalize warranty disclaimer; note California consumer-protection statutes constrain liability waivers]
  7. Acceptable use. Reports are for your personal project planning. Don't resell, scrape, or republish report data.
  8. Plan ownership. Uploading a plan confirms you have the right to use it for estimating. House plans remain the property of their publishers/designers.