About Home Reno Hero

Home Reno Hero is a small, independent publication about maintaining and improving a home on a real budget. It's written for the person who owns one house — not a portfolio — and wants straight answers before spending real money on it.

What we cover

• What projects really cost. We put actual price ranges in our articles, because "it depends" isn't a useful answer.
• What order to do things in. Most expensive renovation mistakes are sequencing mistakes.
• How to hire without getting burned. Comparing quotes, spotting rushed work, knowing when DIY is the smarter call.
• Maintenance that pays. The boring stuff — gutters, insulation, water heaters — that quietly protects the biggest purchase you'll ever make.

What we don't do

We don't publish 40-photo slideshows, "one weird trick" content, or trend pieces about paint colors nobody will like in three years. We keep articles short enough to read on a coffee break and useful enough to act on the same weekend.

How the site keeps the lights on

Plainly: advertising and referrals. Some pages are paid promotions, and when you request services or buy products through links here, we may earn a referral fee. It never changes what you pay, and it never changes our advice — the full breakdown is on our disclosure page, and how we keep the wall between content and money is on our editorial standards page.

Who publishes this

Home Reno Hero is published by Oathill Media LLC, a small independent media company based in New York. Questions, corrections, story ideas — we read everything: contact us here.