People Aren’t Moving As Often As They Were Because It Is More Difficult To Sell Their Homes!! The Result Is A Surge In Remodeling.
The following are some tips to follow to avoid very expensive mistakes:
- Engage a designer to execute a plan for all the changes you want to make
- Hire a contractor who will be able to read the plans and most importantly be able to hire the licensed and insured sub contractors who will work in the various parts of the job, like the plumbing, electrical, tile, glass etc.
- Be sure to have a legal contract between you and the contractor and have that contract examined and approved by an attorney
- When writing the contract, be sure to include a date certain for completion with penalties for over run.
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Before you go out and buy appliances and tiles, confer with the contractor and if possible, have him go with you to the suppliers to be sure you are buying the proper materials.
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Last, but not least, make sure permits are pulled for the work that requires it. When you sell in the future, you will be asked if the work had been permitted by the county.
Lately, I have seen some homes that were remodeled and in the process, expensive mistakes were made. Many people, that I spoke to, did not hire licensed and insured workers and had no recourse when the work was inferior.
Most people hired each worker separately and had no contractor to coordinate the work. This is time consuming and fraught with potential problems since the average homeowner has no practical knowledge of the work involved.
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