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Make the Call

Posted on December 22, 2009
Filed Under Home Improvement |

If you?re hiring a contractor for home improvement work, you need to do your homework. That includes, but isn?t limited to, checking references. Ask for references from the contractor. Any legitimate service provider should be as happy as a clam to share some contact information with happy customers.

But don?t just assume that the presence of a list is evidence of a job well done. Having those references in your hands is a good start, but it?s not the end of the line. You need to pick up the phone. You need to call those references and find out what they have to say about the contractor.

Ask the important questions. Find out whether the job was done on time. Ask about the quality of the work. Inquire as to the communication style of the contractor. Oh, and determine how close the final cost of the project came to the original estimate.

Don?t call just one, either. Talk to a handful of references as part of the decision making process. Your home is extremely valuable and important. You need to know that you?re using the best possible contractor to improve it.

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