An Interview with a Remodeler

How do you weed out shady contractors and find the best professional remodelers? Be sure to ask these questions when interviewing candidates for your remodeling job:

1. Do you have General Liability Insurance?
2. Do you carry worker’s compensation insurance?
3. Will you provide me with a written lien waiver?
4. Do you have a physical office address?
5. Are you a member of the HBA’s Remodelers Council?
6. Will you obtain all the required building permits?
7. Do you guarantee your work?
8. Who will be in charge of the job?
9. Have you or your company been a party to any construction-related litigation within the past five years?
10. Will you provide me with written references or contact information of previous customers?
11. What percentage of your business is repeat or referral business?
12. How many projects like mine have you completed in the last year?
13. How will you protect my home? What about protecting my children and pets?
14. How is cleanup handled?

- From How to Hire Your Dream Remodeler by Tom Higgins, Superior Products Home Improvement, Littleton, Colo.

For more information about this item, please contact Kelly Mack at 800-368-5242 x8451 or via e-mail at kmack@nahb.com