Hire The Right Home Improvement Contractor
This isn't like shopping in a grocery store or purchasing
things from your local mall. You usually only have one shot at this and
if you're wrong, it could cost you thousands of dollars. Let me see if I
can help you find the right home improvement contractor the first time.
Try to avoid hiring large companies who use unskilled professionals.
This is more common than you think in the home improvement and home
repair business. These companies usually pay low wages to stay in
business, because their overhead and advertising expenses are enormous.
I also don't recommend using online construction referral companies,
because their fees can be outrageous and eventually become financial
burdens to contractors who use their services. You might not be charged
a fee for using their services, but the contractors are. Don't forget,
nothing is free and when you sign up for their free services, without
understanding how that company makes money, you could easily find
yourself paying for these expenses, as the contractor passes them on to
you.
Feel free to ask your friends for referrals, look through the Yellow
Pages, newspapers and other local advertising to find a few home
improvement contractors. Now for the hard part, have at least three of
these contractors but preferably more, look at your home improvement
project.
You're going to be asking them questions about the project and if you're
not comfortable with their answers, they're out. Find out how many years
of experience the people have that will be working on your project and
last but not least, if you're not comfortable with the contractor don't
hire them.
If you notice, I didn't say anything about the price of the home
improvement project. I'm not talking about how to get the lowest price,
I'm trying to show you how to find a good home improvement contractor.
Most first rate home improvement contractors are not going to give you
the lowest price.
If you're truly looking for the lowest price, you're probably not going
to find the most qualified contractor. Keep this in mind, when making
your decisions about which contractor to use for your project.