Our Tips for Choosing the Best Contractor for Your Job
Choosing the right contractor for your new home-building project is a huge decision! You really want to make sure you’re picking the right person for the job – somebody who will be reliable, understand your vision, and will complete the work well.
We’re going to share our top tips for picking the best contractor for your job, the first time.
Talk to your family and friends who have built homes and get their experiences. They’ve likely all worked with various contractors and can tell you what they did and didn’t like about their experiences. Of course, people can have wildly different experiences with the same contractor, but this is a great place to start so you know what to look for when you move on to the next step.
Interview potential contractors before signing any agreements. It’s a great idea to get to know the crew you’ll hire to build your house well before signing a contract. Are you able to communicate well with them? Do they seem honest and trustworthy? How many homes have they built in the style you’re hoping to build? An in-person interview is a great way to get to know who you might be working with.
Ask if you can visit previous job sites that contractors you like have worked on. Getting to see the past homes of a contractor in person will tell you a lot about their work. If a home is only a few years old and looks worse for wear, that may be a reflection on the contracting team. You’ll also be able to see firsthand how organized and professional the team is while on a job site.
Always check the credentials of your contractors. All contractors should be licensed, bonded, and insured and should be able to quickly provide proof of those documents to potential clients. These credentials mean that the contractor has met the standards to be an approved builder in your state. Failure to produce these documents would be a major red flag.
Trust your instincts. Trust is a crucial part of any relationship. If you don’t feel a sense of trust with the contractors you meet, it’s okay to continue the search. Building a new home is a huge undertaking and you want to know that the team working on your home will be personable and build your home well.
And finally, our best tip for choosing the right contractor for your building project…
Trust us. When you hire us to design your new home build, you get access to all of our preferred vendors. We are a full-service home design company who have put in the groundwork to establish relationships with qualified professionals.
Our preferred contractor list is made up of kind, reliable people who do high-quality, lasting work. You don’t want to skimp on quality when it comes to picking a contractor, and our favorites never do. We recommend contractors and craftspeople we have worked with in the past and who we trust so that when you work with us your home will be built by the best.
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With love, Liz
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