Get Contractors Who Respect Your Home & Schedule
The most trusted home improvement contractors will work with you on your schedule. Home renovation can be really disruptive to you and your family — You’ll have builders, materials, and equipment coming in and out of your house, and their work can be noisy. The opportunity to plan their work schedule windows can be a significant benefit to the quality of your renovation experience.
Any contractors you work with should be exceptionally respectful about working in your home, including taking care to avoid tracking dirt or causing any damage to your walls, floors, or furniture.
Prior Work and Reviews
A potential trusted home improvement contractor should have an entire portfolio of finished work for clients, so be sure to not only check out their website but ask for some examples. If you’d like to renovate your kitchen, make sure their kitchen remodels reflect your expectations.
Any trustworthy home contractor will share their reviews. If they do not have a review section on their website, that might be a red flag. But don’t just stop at their website, either. Check local reviews on Google or other review sources of your choice.
Keep an Eye on Costs
Be prepared to talk about finances as contractors provide cost quotes. You can ask for quotes from multiple contractors before making your decision, but don’t discount the value that higher-quality work will add to your home. The median cost of renovating a kitchen is around $14,000.
One option you should ask about with any potential contractor is financing. A trustworthy home improvement contractor should provide a payment plan to finance a significant portion of your costs, if not 100%.
Track Your Paperwork
Be sure to thoroughly review your contract and understand the terms – a home contractor you can trust should keep your documentation available. Tools like One-Click-Contractor keep all of your paperwork in one place and available for easy viewing by all parties.
Your renovation may improve the value of your home, or even decrease your insurance rates. Picking new shingles for a roofing renovation, for example, may make your home less costly to insure. Don’t forget to report receipts and invoices to your home insurance.
Trusting Your Contractor
If at any point in the process something feels off, you should be willing to walk away. A trusted home improvement contractor should work hard to be informative, forthcoming, and helpful. If you do not feel that, they may not be the contractor for you.
If you’re looking for a professional and trustworthy contractor in western Washington State or near Portland, Oregon, call Evergreen Home Exteriors & Remodeling. Give us a call or text at (253) 320-5383 and request a free estimate.