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A contractor can take advance payment and just disappear in the blue. These kinds of shady fellows are commonly seen during a storm or hurricane-ravaged country houses. They usually offer a desperate homeowner to repair the damage at a low cost and in less time. They take deposits likely to buy the supplies and are never seen again. Therefore you should only take the services of a licensed contractor. Use a credit card to make your payments as you can use a credit card company as a resource to get back your deposit.
Before starting always draw out an estimate of what the work would cost you and compare it with the estimate that your hired contractor has given you because it’s often seen that a bad contractor gives you a lowball estimate and pin you later, once the work has begun. The other aspect of giving a lowball estimate to the contractor could be that he doesn’t understand the true scope of your work.
The contractor could farm out your work to unqualified subcontractors who don’t even hold the license to do the job in your state. This is usually done by those shady operators who want to make money by taking more jobs than they can handle. So a homeowner must know in advance which work would require the help of a subcontractor like during the implementation of electrical wiring.
A bad contractor would want to save money by neglecting to apply for necessary permits needed for the work so it is important that the homeowner makes sure that all needed permits are in place before the work begins. Sometimes the contractor cheats by charging for the best contractor supplies and using cheap quality materials to build or renovate your house.
Another trouble that a shady operator can put you in is leaving before your work is complete or failing to do the needed repairs after the main job is done. A contractor could do the work which is not required and extracts higher costs for his services. Beware of a contractor who finds all sorts of additional problems once the work has begun. It is best in such cases to obtain a second opinion before agreeing to have work done. It is best to check the trustworthiness of the contractor from a better business bureau or other such reference sources before hiring a person to remodel or build your home.
