One of the most difficult first steps I’ve encounter as a novice rehabber has been finding good contractors. I’ve had over 5 plumbers and 6 electricians over and all have offered different advice, pricing, and interpretations of City code. I cannot speak highly enough of Angie’s List service for finding contractors. It has been the best $7 I’ve spent thus far, and every contractor from this site has been very professional to work with. For those unfamiliar the site does the leg work of checking contractors for insurance, licenses, and even offers links to Better Business Bureau records to ensure they are a legitimate contractor. Users offer tons of feedback on the results they received, including prices, and the contractors are scored A to F in 5 areas. Poor work gets them put into a penalty box where they are shown in poor standing until issues are resolved. An amazing resource that keeps contractors accountable for their work and is available for areas all over the country! Check it out below.
www.angieslist.com
FYI- servicemagic.com also offers a similar service for free, however I’ve found the user feedback and larger database of contractors worth the few bucks. I’ve worked with two contractors thus far from servicemagic that have not met expectations. They will likely earn their very own writeup on this blog discussing their performance (or lack thereof).
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