How we vet the contractors we recommend

Need your septic or well inspected or repaired?

We'll match you with a licensed, insured septic or well contractor — whether an inspection failed, you have a known problem, or just want it checked before you sell. We vet every contractor's license, insurance, and track record first, then send one solid match. Not a pile of calls from strangers.

Property address

Septic system or well?

Your namePhoneEmailYou are the…Where you areThe septic / wellWhat have you noticed, if anything?You don't need to know the technical cause — just what you've noticed, if anything.

Buyer's loan (if known)Each loan type has its own rules for what has to pass before closing — this tells the contractor which standard to work to.

Anything else (optional)

We collect only what a contractor needs to reach you and do the work. Not sold to anyone else. Privacy & terms.

We do not rank contractors by who pays us, and we never call anyone “the best.” We tell you what we have actually verified, what we have only observed, and — over time — how contractors have performed on real requests.

Three kinds of information, kept separate

Verified fact. Confirmed against a primary source — for example, an active licence in the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services register, checked against the state's suspended and revoked list.
Observed signal. Public information we can see but have not independently confirmed — a stated service area, a review rating, years in business claimed on a website. Useful context, not proof.
First-party performance. What we have measured ourselves once a contractor starts receiving requests — did they respond, did they contact the homeowner, did the work get done, was the customer satisfied. This is the information you cannot get anywhere else, and it is weighted by how much of it we have.

Before a contractor is listed

Their service and the property's county match.
Any licence the work legally requires is verified and current.
They are on the state's licensed or registered list and not on its suspended list.
Their stated coverage area and contact details are consistent and reachable.

Inspector and repair contractor are separate

Missouri rule requires a licensed inspector to tell you that you are not obligated to use that same inspector for any repairs the assessment turns up. HomeCleared keeps those roles separate on purpose: the person who diagnoses a problem is not the person angling for the repair job, and the choice of who does the work is always yours.

What we will and will not say

We will say: “Matched for this request based on verified service coverage, a current licence, stated availability, and — where we have it — observed response history.”
We will not say: “the best contractor,” “guaranteed,” or “government approved” without naming the exact authority.

Corrections and appeals

A contractor can correct their identity, licence, service-area, or outcome information at any time. A dispute about how a contractor is described or matched is reviewed by a person, and the decision is recorded. To raise one, email corrections@homecleared.com.