Video: Preparing for a Patio Cover Project

So what consumers should be aware of when they're starting a project and, and first getting it off the ground is you need to get three bids so you can kind of compare pricing. If you can see more itemized on the contract, Then you can see a better deal. If it's blank with just a price and a size with no detail of the product name or all the upgrades, lighting, electrical, what have you, look for payment processes.

It has to be written and there's a guideline of what the percentage is by the state. Contact the contractors board, find out what they can do as a deposit, which is 10 percent or no more than 1, 000. And then on the back of the contract, there's a three day rescission. So if you are happy with signing it, you have three days to rescind it, cancel it out.

So important. Those three things are the most important things to consider.