How to Attract a Quality Contractor

As a state certified contractor that works with a lot of homeowners there are many red flags that I look for during an initial meeting. While it is true that the client has the privledge of the final say about who does the work on their project, contractors also have a say in the matter. Here are some things you can do as a homeowner to attract a quality contractor to bid your project

Have a positive attitude when we show up to do the estimate. If we get there and immediately hear that you are on a fixed budget and need the project done for as low as possible, that's not a good start. That is a line that we have heard more times than not and doesn't affect the price that we give you for a project but what it does do is let us know that your apparent largest concern is the price and not the quality of work or the professionalism that comes with hiring a licensed and insured contractor.

Know what you want done. When we get to a project to give a bid we need some basic parameters to work within. We are more than happy to lend our professional expertise to what you want to have done but it's important that you know exactly what you would like to have done. Too many times have I went out to give a bid just to be told "we aren't exactly sure but we think we want this" just to try to figure it out with the homeowner and leave without any info to give a bid on.

Avoiding the above mention items will ensure that we get your bid out on a timely manner and look forward to working with you. Just like everyone else we enjoy being in a work environment where our hard work and knowlege is appreciated but unlike most we have the ability to pick our work environment and almost on a weekly basis disqualify possible customers because they appear to be a problem before the bid is even out.