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Educational content, calculator, and estimate disclaimer

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Keystone Development Solutions LLC, doing business as Keystone Development, provides articles, guides, calculators, planning tools, cost information, project examples, videos, and other resources to help visitors better understand construction and prepare for informed conversations. These resources are educational starting points. They do not replace project-specific evaluation or create contractual obligations.

This disclaimer should be read with Keystone's Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Customer Policies, Financing and Lending Disclosures, and any applicable written agreement.

Educational purposes only

Website articles, Knowledge Center resources, FAQs, guides, checklists, videos, downloadable materials, calculators, maps, examples, and planning information are provided for general education. Unless expressly stated in an executed written agreement, they are not engineering, architectural, legal, financial, tax, accounting, insurance, appraisal, environmental, safety, code, permit, inspection, or other professional advice.

Every property, jurisdiction, owner, financing arrangement, and construction scope is different. Important decisions should be based on appropriate project-specific investigation and advice from qualified professionals.

No professional or contractual relationship

Viewing website content, using a calculator, downloading a resource, submitting a form, requesting an estimate, or communicating preliminarily with Keystone does not create a contractor-client, consultant, architectural, engineering, fiduciary, financing, or other professional relationship. A construction relationship begins only when the required parties execute an applicable written agreement and Keystone formally accepts the project.

Information changes over time

Construction practices, codes, laws, permit processes, labor conditions, material prices, product specifications, financing programs, and market conditions change. Keystone makes reasonable efforts to provide useful information but does not guarantee that every resource is complete, current, error-free, or applicable to a particular situation. Publication does not create a continuing duty to update every resource immediately after a change.

Project-specific conditions

Actual outcomes may be affected by property location, existing construction, access, soil, structure, drainage, utilities, environmental conditions, code requirements, permits, inspections, design complexity, material availability, labor, weather, customer selections, occupied-site constraints, safety, and concealed conditions. Information useful for one project may not be suitable for another.

Planning calculators and tools

Keystone may offer tools for conceptual cost, renovation budgets, financing, monthly payments, return on investment, timelines, materials, square footage, commercial buildouts, contingencies, or related planning questions. Calculator outputs are generated from user inputs, selected categories, simplified models, generalized assumptions, and planning ranges.

Calculator results:

• Are educational estimates, not quotations, proposals, appraisals, or guaranteed outcomes
• May not reflect current local pricing, site conditions, final designs, code requirements, financing terms, or professional findings
• Do not establish scope, price, schedule, feasibility, project acceptance, or contractual obligations
• May change when inputs, assumptions, market information, or calculator methodology change

No calculator can account for every variable. Users should review each tool's assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, and sensitivity information before interpreting a result.

Cost ranges and website pricing

Published cost ranges, averages, unit costs, allowances, examples, and market categories are general planning information. They may exclude design, engineering, surveys, testing, permits, utilities, escalation, financing, temporary conditions, owner-direct purchases, contingencies, taxes, insurance, hazardous-material work, or other project costs unless the resource expressly includes them.

Website pricing is not a quote, guaranteed price, binding offer, or promise that Keystone can perform a project for the displayed amount. A project-specific proposal and executed construction agreement control applicable pricing.

Estimates and proposals

An estimate or proposal prepared by Keystone is based on the scope, assumptions, allowances, exclusions, plans, selections, site information, and market conditions reasonably available when prepared. An estimate is not a guarantee of final cost unless a signed agreement expressly states otherwise.

Pricing may change because of design development, requested changes, concealed conditions, material substitutions, procurement changes, customer selections, engineering, permits, code requirements, utilities, escalation, or other project-specific circumstances. Only executed contract documents establish binding project obligations.

Timeline information

Website schedules, durations, milestone examples, and calculator results are general planning information. Actual timing may vary because of design, approvals, permits, inspections, weather, procurement, manufacturer lead times, utilities, customer decisions, labor availability, site conditions, financing, safety, and changed work. No website timeline is guaranteed.

Return on investment and property outcomes

References to return on investment, resale value, rent, occupancy, operating efficiency, maintenance savings, energy savings, insurance savings, tax outcomes, or business performance are illustrative. Keystone does not guarantee increased value, revenue, savings, credit quality, tax treatment, marketability, or financial return. Actual outcomes depend on market conditions and individual circumstances. Consult qualified financial, tax, appraisal, real-estate, insurance, and legal professionals as appropriate.

Financing examples

Loan amounts, payment examples, interest assumptions, debt-service calculations, and other financing illustrations are educational only. They are not applications, offers, approvals, commitments, rate quotations, or underwriting decisions. Actual availability and terms are controlled by independent financing providers. Review the Financing and Lending Disclosures before using financing information.

Codes, permits, and regulatory information

Codes, zoning, permits, inspections, accessibility requirements, licensing rules, and other regulations vary by location and project. General website information is not a code interpretation, compliance determination, permit approval, or confirmation that a project is feasible. Authorities having jurisdiction and qualified project professionals control applicable requirements and approvals.

Products, materials, and manufacturers

References to products, systems, manufacturers, brands, materials, or equipment are informational unless incorporated into signed project documents. Availability, price, lead time, compatibility, warranty, suitability, appearance, and performance may vary. Users should review current manufacturer information and obtain project-specific approval before selecting or installing a product.

Third-party information and links

Website resources may summarize, cite, embed, or link to information from manufacturers, public agencies, financing providers, industry organizations, mapping sources, or other independent parties. Keystone does not control or guarantee third-party accuracy, completeness, availability, security, policies, or continued operation. A reference or link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

Artificial intelligence and automation

Keystone may use artificial intelligence or automation to assist with research, drafting, calculations, organization, communication, or website features. Automated output can contain errors, outdated information, incomplete reasoning, or unsuitable recommendations. Material construction, safety, contractual, employment, financing, and project decisions require appropriate human review and project-specific verification.

User inputs and responsibility

Results are only as reliable as the information entered and assumptions selected. Users are responsible for checking measurements, quantities, financial inputs, market categories, scope selections, and other data. Keystone is not responsible for errors caused by inaccurate, incomplete, misunderstood, or unsuitable inputs.

Users should consult qualified professionals when a decision involves engineering, architecture, law, tax, finance, code compliance, environmental conditions, hazardous materials, specialized inspection, life safety, or other professional judgment.

No warranty

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, educational content, calculators, estimates, examples, planning tools, maps, downloads, and other informational resources are provided "as is" and "as available." Except as expressly stated in an executed written agreement, Keystone disclaims warranties regarding accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and results obtained from using the information.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Keystone Development Solutions LLC and its owners, officers, employees, agents, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to reliance on educational content, calculators, planning results, cost or timeline examples, financing illustrations, third-party information, downloadable resources, or general construction information. Nothing in this disclaimer limits liability where limitation is prohibited by law.

Questions and project-specific guidance

Website resources can help identify questions and prepare for an informed conversation. They cannot determine whether a project is suitable, code-compliant, affordable, structurally feasible, or accepted by Keystone. Contact Keystone to discuss the appropriate next step for a specific project.

Changes to this disclaimer

Keystone may update this disclaimer to reflect changes in website resources, planning tools, services, technology, or legal requirements. A revised effective date will be displayed when an updated version takes effect.

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