Contractors

A quick note on hiring a contractor - make sure you research the project thoroughly before you talk to a contractor. You want to be able to follow along what they say and be confident they know what they are talking about. Case in point - if a contractor asks about the other estimates you have gotten before giving their own bid, you might want to be a bit hesitant about hiring the person. Their low ball bid may mean inferior or incomplete work. That leads to another point - be sure you can live with a half-finished job. That means if the contractor does try to inflate the cost along the project be ready to walk away, let them know you will be reporting them to the better business bureau and whatever service you found them on, and that you will have someone else finish the job. Always be ready to walk away.

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