Category Archives for Contractors

Article by HouseLogic.com By: Barbara Eisner Bayer Published: February 24, 2011 Follow these seven tips to make sure your contractor agreement works in your favor—not your builder’s. Step 1: Hire a lawyer Contractors use their own forms, which are drafted for their benefit, not yours. You’ll benefit from hiring an attorney to review your contractor agreement […]

Article by HouseLogic.com By: Nancy Mandell Published: February 24, 2011 “Word is bond,” the saying goes, but with home improvements, the contractor bond should be in writing. What is a contractor bond? When a contracting company tells you it’s bonded, that means it’s purchased a product, typically from an insurance company, called a “surety bond.” […]

Article From HouseLogic.com By: Oliver Marks Published: March 4, 2011 Don’t take contractor abuse lying down. If your contractor has fouled up your home improvement project–or disappeared altogether–you have recourse. Maybe the contractors took on more work than they could handle or their credit dried up in the middle of a job. Worst-case scenario, they’re […]