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Finding a qualified, professional remodeling contractor need not be a difficult or unpleasant task.
By following these basic guidelines, you will not only make the selection process easier, you will be more prepared to make the best selection for your needs.
• 1. Employ a contractor with an established business in your local area.
Local firms can be checked through past customers. They are taxpaying members of your community and are compelled to perform satisfactory work for local homeowners in order for their business to survive.
• 2. Look for your local member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI).
With all of the recent changes in materials and techniques, NARI membership is the best way for a remodeling contractor to keep up-to-date and informed through publications, seminars, and an annual trade show of professional remodeling products. In addition, members of NARI pledge to adhere to a stringent code of ethics, which calls for the professionalism and integrity of the remodeling contractor.
• 3. Check the remodeling contractor with the Better Business Bureau to see if there is an adverse file or record. (The nearest BBB office is in Fall Church, telephone number: 533-1900.)
• 4. Ask for local references and follow up on them. Call the references; ask if they were satisfied with all aspects of the contractor’s performance. Go out and look at finished projects.
• 5. Solicit two or three bids for the work you need and do not blindly accept the lowest. Ask a contractor why the bid is so low or so high. Sometimes a higher price may be worth it. Have a thorough understanding of the quality of materials and the worksmanship required.
• 6. Get everything in writing, including what the contractor will and won’t do — such as daily clean-up or clean-up upon completion of the job.
• 7. Think carefully before you sign a contract.
Do you understand everything? Are you getting what you really want? Are you paying a fair price?
Read the contract again. If it isn’t written in the contract, you probably won’t get it. Know all the facts before you spend your hard-earned money.
The NARI professional
The National Association of the Remodeling Industi-y 1s a national trade professional remodeling industry. Representing professional remodeling contractors, product manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, lenders, utilities and publishers, NARI stands as the spokesgroup of the industry and an ally to the nation’s homeowners.
The professional remodeling contractor who is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry has ready access to the latest information in the field — new techniques, new products and materials. The NARI remodeling contractor upholds the association’s Code of Ethics and is dedicated to the professionalism and integrity of the remodeling industry.
When you decide to remodel, look for the NARI logo and contact your local NARI contractor. It’s the mark of a professional.
Proper planning important
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