Don’t Get a Contractor For Your Bowling Green Home Until You Read This!

Don’t Get a Contractor For Your Bowling Green Home Until You Read This!

 

After going through a home inspection, getting a contractor to do the recommended repairs will most likely be the next step. Whoever will shoulder the expenses for home improvement and repairs should have been agreed upon before the purchase of a Bowling Green KY home for sale. Getting a contractor is highly recommended to do major repairs such as foundation issues and overall electrical wiring in the house.

Getting a contractor will surely help get things done at the soonest possible time but to get the most out of your investment in your Bowling Green KY home improvement, you must remember these:

• Make a written agreement between you and the contractor and it should include these:

1. Work completion schedule and needed materials (specifications including brand names)

2. Contractor’s warranty that specifies expiration dates and procedures to be done if materials or workmanship should prove substandard.

3. A phrase stating that the contractor will be responsible for negligence of a subcontractor.

4. A phrase stating that the contractor should provide cleanup service after the repairs. Specify the level of cleaning you expect after completion of work.

• Consult a lawyer before signing a contract to make sure you completely understand all of it.

• Check the contract for blank spaces before signing it. If there are blank spaces, write “VOID” across them.

• Pay in full ONLY if you are satisfied with all the work done. It is also recommended to pay in check rather than cash.

• Before signing a work-completion certificate, make sure that the contractor has paid all suppliers of materials and all subcontractors.

The homeowner-contractor relationship is not as complicated as it seems to be when it begins right with both parties understanding the expectations and limitations of each one and making communication lines clear. As a homeowner, avoid delaying decisions and as much as possible, avoid changing your mind too often that the schedule will be too far behind target. Changes will be expected along the way though, but make sure that everyone working on your Bowling Green KY home will be informed.

If you are on the lookout for a home in Bowling Green KY, call me, Greg Raymer at 270-784-7653. The best of Bowling Green KY homes for sale awaits you!