| If you are seriously thinking about hiring a home | | | | the middle of the night. All sorts of things could |
| remodeling contractor, you should take the time to | | | | happen, while your contractor or his crew isn't on the |
| give each one of these three questions, some | | | | job site. Ask your contractors, if they turn their cell |
| thought. These questions could save you a lot of | | | | phone off or don't answer their phone, during certain |
| money and frustration. | | | | hours. If this is the case, make sure that they give |
| 1. Are you going to be doing the work your self? | | | | you an additional phone number, in case there is an |
| Most of the time your contractor will sell you the job, | | | | emergency. |
| but won't be doing any of the work himself. Get | | | | Each one of these questions might not really sound |
| some more info about the crew that he will be | | | | like they're that big of a deal, until something |
| sending to your job. You might get along with the | | | | happens. I've already had problems with each one of |
| contractor, but could have problems with the | | | | these questions and I'm speaking from experience. |
| workers. | | | | Here's a little heads up, for homeowners. There are |
| 2. Make sure that you have emergency telephone | | | | plenty of books available on hiring contractors. If you |
| numbers, in case one of the workers gets hurt and | | | | bought one of these books for $20 and it's saved |
| make sure that you know where the nearest hospital | | | | you some frustration, money or even solved some |
| is located. You could find your self in charge of the | | | | of your problems, how much would this book actually |
| situation, especially if there's only one worker on the | | | | be worth. |
| job. | | | | Don't forget your local libraries, there is plenty of |
| 3. You should have direct access to your contractor, | | | | information on home improvement contractors and |
| 24 hours a day, just in case something happened in | | | | remodeling projects at larger libraries. |