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November 10, 2009 at 8:26 AM #480372PiggyKel
ParticipantThanks everyone. I’ve been advised to not go the GC direction but to hire smaller contractors for flooring, installing kitchen cabinets,appliances and other small jobs.
Appreciate the recommendations!
November 10, 2009 at 8:26 AM #480451PiggyKel
ParticipantThanks everyone. I’ve been advised to not go the GC direction but to hire smaller contractors for flooring, installing kitchen cabinets,appliances and other small jobs.
Appreciate the recommendations!
November 10, 2009 at 8:26 AM #480672PiggyKel
ParticipantThanks everyone. I’ve been advised to not go the GC direction but to hire smaller contractors for flooring, installing kitchen cabinets,appliances and other small jobs.
Appreciate the recommendations!
November 10, 2009 at 8:26 AM #480013PiggyKel
ParticipantThanks everyone. I’ve been advised to not go the GC direction but to hire smaller contractors for flooring, installing kitchen cabinets,appliances and other small jobs.
Appreciate the recommendations!
November 10, 2009 at 8:26 AM #479843PiggyKel
ParticipantThanks everyone. I’ve been advised to not go the GC direction but to hire smaller contractors for flooring, installing kitchen cabinets,appliances and other small jobs.
Appreciate the recommendations!
November 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM #480553george
ParticipantThere are many good, honest contractors, but in my experience no other profession has as high of a proportion of incompetent and/or crooked practitioners.
In addition to the other posters advice, also make sure to:
– Have them put everything in writing with all important details included.
– Make sure that they are not going to hire sub-contractors to do the work unless you are totally comfortable with the sub-contractors. Remember that you are ultimately responsible for the sub-contractors being paid, even though you did not have a contract with them, or even knew that they were sub-contractors when they were doing the work. The sub-contractors can put a lien on your house if the contractor doesn’t pay them (even if you can prove you paid the contractor in full).
– Verify that owner (or main man) will be onsite for the duration of the project rather than sending out his semi-skilled, non-english speaking employees.
– Pay with a credit card if you can. It’s very easy to freeze/pull back the funds after the fact. This gives you huge leverage.
– It’s illegal for a California contractor to ask for more than 10% or $1000 up front. It doesn’t matter if they have to order materials that exceed this amount. If they don’t agree to this they are probably broke.
November 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM #480777george
ParticipantThere are many good, honest contractors, but in my experience no other profession has as high of a proportion of incompetent and/or crooked practitioners.
In addition to the other posters advice, also make sure to:
– Have them put everything in writing with all important details included.
– Make sure that they are not going to hire sub-contractors to do the work unless you are totally comfortable with the sub-contractors. Remember that you are ultimately responsible for the sub-contractors being paid, even though you did not have a contract with them, or even knew that they were sub-contractors when they were doing the work. The sub-contractors can put a lien on your house if the contractor doesn’t pay them (even if you can prove you paid the contractor in full).
– Verify that owner (or main man) will be onsite for the duration of the project rather than sending out his semi-skilled, non-english speaking employees.
– Pay with a credit card if you can. It’s very easy to freeze/pull back the funds after the fact. This gives you huge leverage.
– It’s illegal for a California contractor to ask for more than 10% or $1000 up front. It doesn’t matter if they have to order materials that exceed this amount. If they don’t agree to this they are probably broke.
November 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM #480473george
ParticipantThere are many good, honest contractors, but in my experience no other profession has as high of a proportion of incompetent and/or crooked practitioners.
In addition to the other posters advice, also make sure to:
– Have them put everything in writing with all important details included.
– Make sure that they are not going to hire sub-contractors to do the work unless you are totally comfortable with the sub-contractors. Remember that you are ultimately responsible for the sub-contractors being paid, even though you did not have a contract with them, or even knew that they were sub-contractors when they were doing the work. The sub-contractors can put a lien on your house if the contractor doesn’t pay them (even if you can prove you paid the contractor in full).
– Verify that owner (or main man) will be onsite for the duration of the project rather than sending out his semi-skilled, non-english speaking employees.
– Pay with a credit card if you can. It’s very easy to freeze/pull back the funds after the fact. This gives you huge leverage.
– It’s illegal for a California contractor to ask for more than 10% or $1000 up front. It doesn’t matter if they have to order materials that exceed this amount. If they don’t agree to this they are probably broke.
November 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM #479948george
ParticipantThere are many good, honest contractors, but in my experience no other profession has as high of a proportion of incompetent and/or crooked practitioners.
In addition to the other posters advice, also make sure to:
– Have them put everything in writing with all important details included.
– Make sure that they are not going to hire sub-contractors to do the work unless you are totally comfortable with the sub-contractors. Remember that you are ultimately responsible for the sub-contractors being paid, even though you did not have a contract with them, or even knew that they were sub-contractors when they were doing the work. The sub-contractors can put a lien on your house if the contractor doesn’t pay them (even if you can prove you paid the contractor in full).
– Verify that owner (or main man) will be onsite for the duration of the project rather than sending out his semi-skilled, non-english speaking employees.
– Pay with a credit card if you can. It’s very easy to freeze/pull back the funds after the fact. This gives you huge leverage.
– It’s illegal for a California contractor to ask for more than 10% or $1000 up front. It doesn’t matter if they have to order materials that exceed this amount. If they don’t agree to this they are probably broke.
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