Put your own repair prices at the top of the report

Type an estimated cost and timeframe on a defect. The Cost to Cure table gathers every priced defect, grouped by section, right after the report introduction, in the digital report and the PDF.

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A digital inspection report with the Introduction and, right below it, the Cost to Cure table: nine priced defects grouped under Roof, Exterior, Electrical, Plumbing and Chimney, each with an item number, name, location, estimated cost and timeframe

4 columns: Item #, Item, Estimated Cost and Timeframe
Web and PDF: the same table in the digital report and the PDF
Any template: commercial clients often ask for it

Your prices, where clients look first

Your numbers, as you write them

Both fields are plain text. Type a range, a single figure or a note such as "TBD after roofer evaluation", and Hive shows it exactly as typed.

One table, one click to the defect

Rows are grouped by report section, in report order. Each row links to its defect, with the photos and full description.

Ready for commercial clients

Commercial clients often ask for a cost to cure table. Turn it on for your commercial template, or for any template you use.

How Cost to Cure works

Type your prices on the defects, then switch on the table. Setup steps in the Hive docs

Step 1
Add a cost and timeframe
On any defect comment, in the template, the Web Editor or the mobile app. Prices saved in the template fill in on every new report.
Step 2
Turn on the table
In Template Tools for new reports, or Report Tools for one report. With the table off, each cost still shows on its own defect.
Step 3
Publish as usual
The table sits after the introduction in the digital report and the PDF. On a phone, each defect becomes its own card.

A defect in the digital report, Downspouts Drain Near House, with its recommendation and location, and a strip below showing Estimated Cost under $100 and Estimated Timeline 1-2 weeks — Each priced defect shows its own cost and timeline, with or without the table.

The Cost to Cure page of a PDF inspection report: nine priced defects grouped by section, with Item number, Item, Estimated Cost and Timeframe columns — The same table in the PDF. The item number and name link to the defect.

Cost to Cure or the Repair Estimator?

Both give your client repair costs. The difference is who sets the price.

Cost to Cure and Hive Repair Estimator, side by side
	Cost to Cure	Hive Repair Estimator
Who sets the prices	You. You type a cost on each defect.	Hive AI, priced for the property’s local market.
Where the client sees it	Inside your report, digital and PDF.	A separate Hive-branded PDF.
When the client gets it	With the report.	By email, 15 minutes after you publish.
Which defects are included	Only the defects you gave a cost.	Every defect in the report.
Totals	No total. Each defect shows its own cost.	A subtotal per trade and a total for the home.

You can use both on the same report. They don’t affect each other: the Repair Estimator does not read the costs you typed, and your costs are never changed by it.

Cost to Cure questions

What is Cost to Cure?

Cost to Cure is a feature in Hive, the home inspection software, that puts the inspector’s own repair prices in the inspection report. The inspector types an estimated cost and timeframe on a defect, and the Cost to Cure table lists every priced defect right after the report introduction, grouped by report section, with the item number, item, estimated cost and timeframe. Each row links to its defect. The table appears in both the digital report and the PDF, and works on any template.

Does the table add up a total?

No. The cost field is plain text, so you can write a range, a single number or a note. Hive shows it as typed and does not total it. If you want a total, type it in the report introduction, which sits right above the table.

Do I have to price every defect?

No. Both fields are optional. Only defects with an estimated cost are listed in the table, and if no defect has a cost, the report shows no table at all.

Can I type costs in the mobile app?

Yes. Est. Cost and Est. Timeline are on every defect comment in the app. Turning the table on or off is done on the web, in Template Tools or Report Tools.

Can clients tell these are my estimates and not quotes?

The table is titled Cost to Cure and the columns read Estimated Cost and Timeframe. Hive does not add a disclaimer. If you want one, add a sentence to your report introduction, which sits right above the table.

Is there anything to turn on for my company first?

No. The Cost to Cure switch is in every template and every report. The table is in the full digital report and the full PDF, not the Summary view, the summary PDF or reinspection reports.

Anything else: email support@hiveinspect.com.

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