Posts By: James Fick

This is the second most important question. Owners have been financially harmed by uninsured or inadequately insurance contractors. A contractor should ALWAYS provide you with a Certificate of Insurance for Comprehensive Liability, Worker’s Compensation, and Completed Operations Insurance that protects you in the event of an accident or provides financial coverage for a failed project. Read More

What is the Full Name & Address of the Company? All Contractor Selection Guidelines start with this question because most dissatisfaction involves low-bid undercapitalized contractors. Be very cautious of any contractor without a permanent place of business. If the contractor is not permanently established, how can you be confident he will complete the work? How Read More

The critical success factor in any construction project, is the contractor. A qualified, professional, experienced contractor knows what results are required for Owner satisfaction, as well as, what will lead to dissatisfaction down the road. Allow yourself a minimum of 1 hour to sit down with each contractor. Both of you need to explore the Read More

Most home owners purchase  home improvement projects infrequently. They are uncertain about how to select a competent professional contractor.                        Adding to the confusion are the scores of unprofessional contractors who believe that the only way to  obtain work is by being the low price. Such contractors are more concerned with obtaining work than with solving Read More