Questions to Ask Remodeling Contractors and Their References

<img src="https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2021/07/Green-Living-Builders-LLC-example-rgb-Master-Suite-scaled.jpg" alt="class=attachment-post-thumbnail" style="height: ;width: "/> <h3></h3> <h3>Questions to Ask a Home Remodeling Contractor</h3> Before hiring a contractor to handle your home remodeling or addition project, take stock of your hiring options. Do some research and choose a handful of qualified local contractors to contact via phone or email. Ask them some or all of the following questions: <ol> <li>How much time will the remodel/home addition take to complete? </li> <li>What is your approach to a project of this size? (This will help you know what to expect if you hire this company for your remodel or home addition.)</li> <li>Will I be able to stay in my home during the remodel/home addition? If not, why?</li> <li>Do you have any recent projects in my area where I can see how your work looks from the street? </li> <li>Do you offer warranties and guarantees on your work? Will you put them in writing?</li> <li>How would I handle future service issues? Are you responsible for warranty work if there’s ever a problem with my home addition/remodeling project?</li> <li>What can I do to make the remodeling/addition process easier?</li> <li>Can you meet my needs in terms of scheduling, project design and construction preferences?</li> <li>Are you knowledgeable about the scope and details of my project? Can you tell me which designs and products best suit my needs?</li> <li>Will you be sensitive to my budget? Can you offer various solutions and products to fit my resources?</li> </ol> The responses you receive to these questions (as well as your inquiry in general) will help guide your final hiring decision. <h3>Questions to Ask a Remodeling Contractor’s References</h3> In addition to interviewing remodeling contractors directly, ask each for a list of references—past customers who can tell you about their experience with the company. Any quality remodeling contractor should be happy to provide a list of five to 10 recent clients whom you can contact. Here are some sample questions to ask a contractor’s references: <ol> <li>Were you satisfied with the work that the company did for you?</li> <li>What was the type and scope of job that they did for you (room addition, kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, whole home remodel, sunroom addition, basement remodel, home renovations)?</li> <li>Did the contractor complete the work on time?</li> <li>Did the contractor keep you up-to-date on the status of the project?</li> <li>Were there unexpected costs? If so, what were they for and were they avoidable?</li> <li>Did the contractor and their crew show up on time?</li> <li>Did they clean up the jobsite after finishing the home renovations? </li> <li>If you need home additions or remodeling work in the future, would you use this contractor again? </li> <li>Would you recommend this remodeling firm to friends or family?</li> </ol> Keep in mind that references provided by remodeling contractors can be cherry-picked or even fake, so you’ll need to use your best judgment when researching them. To get greater assurance, consider hiring a Diamond Certified remodeling contractor. All Diamond Certified companies have passed an in-depth <a href="https://www.diamondcertified.org/ratings-process/" target="_self">rating process</a> that most other companies can’t pass. Part of this process involves conducting telephone interviews of actual customers. References provided by a remodeling contractor are not equal in value to the large, random sample of customers surveyed during the Diamond Certified rating process. 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