knowledge relates to investment value!
Before you hire; verify their credentials, scope of work details, and how they respond to call-backs.
Examples of what to ask:
∙ General liability coverage: "Operating without insurance can lead to financial hardships."
∙ Contractor advertisement: "The (CSLB) Stipulates - Contractors are required by law to display on their vehicle; their license number, registered fictitious name, address, and phone number."
Also Visit http://www.cslb.ca.gov/ to discover how long the contractor has actually been in business."
∙ Know who you're dealing with. (BBB) and (CSLB) Credentials help to "document their stability, reliability, performance, and credibility."
∙ Contractors State License, and Workers Comp maybe required for the type of work performed: If the contractor intends on using pieceworker's; ask if they are insured employees, insured subcontractor's, or an insured independent contractor. Understand that "If the worker is injured while on the project; You could be paying their medical bills as well as unemployment benefits to include but not limited to long term disability benefits."
∙ Review photos of their similar type projects, and call for references. "Pictures are worth a thousand words."
∙ Review their scope of work details. "Understand what you're paying for!"
Before you hire; demand to be named as Additional Insured under the General Liability Policy, "just in case you hired the wrong contractor!"
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Email Us Your questions, and please include the following:
1. Name,
2. E-mail address,
3. Phone,
4. Project location,
5. Age and type of structure to include the month and year of the failed work,
6. Was the project performed by a licensed or unlicensed contractor,
7. Image close-ups of the failed project areas may be helpful,
8. Did the contractor respond within a reasonable time period,
9. How many attempts were made to resolve the problem? (Ask for details of their efforts.)
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We appreciate your interest in our business and look forward to servicing your construction needs.
This website is a work in progress and will continue to evolve as new information and examples of Poor Workmanship Issues are discovered. Suggestions provided by users relating their experiences with shoddy workmanship by the Wanna Be Contractor is especially helpful.
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