Tips & Traps for Hiring a Contractor

Name: Tips & Traps for Hiring a Contractor
Price: 4.47 USD
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ISBN: 9780071445849

ISBN-10: 0071445846

ISBN-13: 9780071445849

Edition: 2005

Authors: R. Dodge Woodson

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Finding a good home improvement contractor can be difficult and frustrating. This book gives homeowners tips and techniques that will save them time, money, and frustration. It's packed with checklists, sample contracts and forms, and illustrations from a 30-year veteran of the construction industry.

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 4/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



Should You Be Your Own General Contractor for Home Improvements?



Hiring a General Contractor



Hiring Subcontractors



Putting Your Job Out for Bids



Evaluating Contractors



Questions to Ask Contractors



Negotiating Your Best Deal



Deposits and Installment Payments



Putting it in Writing



Keeping Your Contractor Honest



Remodeling Rip-Offs



On-the-Spot Decisions



The Punch-Out Process



Signing Off on Your Job and Making Final Payments