More Things to Consider When Hiring a Contractor

Now that you’ve been spending more time at home, you can’t simply ignore that much-needed remodel that you’ve been neglecting for years. Before you give your plans a go, make sure you check out the following tips:

Go local
Area contractors who have been in business for a long time are usually reliable and safe bets for projects. If they didn’t do good work in your community, they wouldn’t still be around. Source: PopularMechanics

Do a thorough check
Now that you’ve narrowed your list, put your research to use. Call up former clients to find how their project went and ask to see the finished product. But Tom says you shouldn’t rely on results alone. Even more important, visit a current job site and see for yourself how the contractor works. Is the job site neat and safe? Are workers courteous and careful with the homeowner’s property? Source: ThisOldHouse

Create a contract
It is incredibly important that you leave no detail out when drawing up a contract with your contractor. If something goes wrong during the course of the project and you have to seek legal action, your contract will be key to proving your case. Here are the things your contract should lay out in detail:

– Contact information of your contractor such as name, physical address (you cannot serve a subpoena without a physical address), phone number, insurance company, and account and license numbers.

– The project’s start date and end date, or its start date and the length of time until completion.

– Your payment and financing plan.

– A detailed schedule of the stages of the project including any electrical, plumbing and carpentry components.

– A detailed list of all required materials, who will choose them, and how much will be budgeted for them if they are chosen at a later date.

– A guarantee that the contractor will file for all necessary permits.

– Potential time conflicts from other projects the contractor may be working on.

– Change order provisions. Sometimes unforeseen circumstances crop up such as dry rot and this may change the project schedule and cost. Change order provisions lay out what additional work may be done, what it will cost, and how it will affect the date of completion. Some people also choose to include in this section what will happen if they change their mind about a portion of the project.

– All the names of the workers that will be on site and the start and end time of their work day. Source: HomeAdvisor

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