Things You'll Need:
- Contractor
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Step 1
Get to “chit-chatting”! Ask your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers for names of reputable contractors, that they have used in the past. When you phone the contractors mention right away that they were referred to you. The contractors will give you special preference considering that you did not just randomly picking their name from the Yellow Pages.
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Step 2
Do your homework! When speaking with a contractor you need to be clear, concise, and address your exact needs. By being precise it makes it is easier for the contractor to give you a tried and true estimate. He will also feel better taking the job if he has a clear-cut accurate understanding of what you are looking for from him.
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Step 3
Get everything in writing. Never hire anyone to do work on your home with just a verbal agreement. It is an extremely poor business practice and you would never, ever, want someone to do work on your home without a written agreement. The written agreement should include; a line item list of estimated costs, time frame of the job, a break down of tasks to be completed, and payment schedule for the job.
