How to Choose the Right Contractor for Your Home Remodel Project

Before you start a home remodeling project, it’s important to choose the right contractor. You need somebody who will stay in communication with you, provide a realistic timeline, and stick to the agreed-upon budget. But with such high expectations, how do you find a contractor that checks all the boxes? Atlantic Property Restoration has put together a comprehensive outline of how to choose the right contractor for your home remodeling project.

Get recommendations

It is important to ask friends and family who they used for their home remodeling projects. Ask them if they liked the contractors they used and if they’d use them again for another project. You can also ask details about prices and timelines to get a feel for if their contractor would work well with your budget and do the project in the time you need. If your family and friends don’t have any recommendations, you can look at Google reviews for each company or ask for recommendations on your neighborhood’s Facebook page or on NextDoor.

Find a licensed, certified, and insured contractor

One foolproof way to see if the contractor you’re considering hiring is a legitimate business is to make sure they are licensed and certified to work in their area of expertise in your state. You also want to make sure they are insured, so they can cover any issues that come up during the remodeling project. You can easily look this up on sites like Angi, which lists qualified contractors in your area. Be sure you ask them for proof before signing any contracts or starting work.

Talk to multiple contractors

Before you choose the right contractor for your home remodeling project, obtain multiple bids. This can give you a good idea of how each bid compares to the other. You don’t necessarily need to pick the most expensive to get the highest quality of work, and you shouldn’t necessarily pick the cheapest contractor to save money. Include their prices in the overall review of each contractor—don’t have it be the only deciding factor.

Check references to choose the right contractor

After narrowing down your list of contractors, you should ask each contractor to provide you with a list of references. These references should be people who used the contractor for a similar project and who are open to talking to prospective clients. Make sure to ask them questions about their project’s timeline, whether the project stayed within budget, how well the contractor communicated with them, and if they’d hire the contractor again. This is your chance to get answers to all your questions—so ask away!

Meet with each contractor face to face

Before making a final decision on who to hire for your home remodeling project, meet with each contractor in person. They should be open and willing to do this—if they are not, it’s best to move on to a new contractor. If scheduling doesn’t permit you to meet each other in person, at the very least schedule a phone call. Make sure to ask them all your questions so you can get a good feel for if they’d be the best pick for your project.

If you are looking for a contractor who meets all these requirements, consider hiring Atlantic Property Restoration. We are a licensed, insured, and certified home renovation company who is here to serve you. Contact us today!