Our process
Know Your Home guides start as drafts built with the help of AI research tools, then go through human editing. Every guide is fact-checked against manufacturer documentation and industry sources — InterNACHI, the EPA, the NFPA, and similar bodies — before it's published, and the I am Home editorial team keeps it current after that. Every guide shows its last-updated date.
We write in plain English. If a sentence needs a contractor's vocabulary to make sense, we either explain the term on the spot or link it to our homeowner glossary. The guides focus on homes in the US and Canada — climates, codes, and costs are framed for those markets.
There is no sponsored content in Know Your Home. Nobody pays to be recommended, and no guide is written to sell a product. If you spot an error, tell us at support@iamhome.app and we'll correct it.
The same team and the same process stand behind the I am Home blog — articles carry the author's byline and an updated date, just like the guides here.
The team
John Homes
Home systems writer
John covers HVAC, plumbing, and the mechanical guts of a house — the stuff behind the walls that owners meet only when it leaks.
Hank Ash
Maintenance & repairs writer
Hank writes about upkeep, repairs, and the judgment calls between DIY and calling a pro.
Jill Ash
Money & ownership writer
Jill covers the money side of owning a home: insurance, taxes, mortgages, and what things cost.
Sarah J
First-time homeowner editor
Sarah edits the guides for clarity and keeps them honest for people who just got the keys.
Update cadence
When a guide gets a substantive change — new costs, a revised recommendation, a corrected fact — we bump its visible "Updated" date. Typo fixes and formatting tweaks don't move the date. The glossary is reviewed in batches, so individual terms are refreshed as their batch comes up.