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Tips for hiring the right contractor include getting recommendations and consulting the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Before remodeling begins, a contract should be made that details the work to be done.See the full content of this document
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Avoiding home improvement disasters.
Alva and Greg Campbell had their first doubts about their contractor when they noticed that the flooring in the new downstairs hallway looked familiar. Upstairs, to their shock, they found a large hole in the center of the bedroom's original red-oak-and-mahogany parquet. Later, eight long months into a $100,000 contract to renovate their 70-year-old Dallas house, the contractor simply disappeared. When the Campbells found him six frantic weeks later, they agreed not to sue for breach of contract. But a year later, they ended up in court anyway, over that foundation's crumbling, incorrectly mixed concrete. Then they found out that the contra ctor wasn't insured.
A classic renovation horror story, complete with cost overruns, nonexistent schedules, shoddy work and mental anguish. In 1991, the Better Business Bureau heard more than 30,000 similar tales on repairs and renovations. How can you make sure that your home improvement epic ends mo...See the full content of this document
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