San Luis Obispo Bathroom Remodel: Six Questions to Ask
If you’re considering a San Luis Obispo bathroom remodel, it’s important to know the right questions to ask a general contractor. When you’re preparing for a San Luis Obispo kitchen and bathroom remodel, there are a few obvious questions, such as the price and timeline. Other questions aren’t as obvious, but they’ll tell you a lot about your contractor and his or her capacity to manage you remodeling job. Before you hire a contractor to remodel your kitchen or bath, make sure you get the answers to these questions.
Do You Have a General Contractors License?
California law requires contractors to be licensed, and further, to display their license number on all of their advertising, including truck signs and business cards. If the contractor you’re talking to can’t give you his or his employer’s license number, find another company to do the job. Once you have the license number (or the official company name), you can also check out the contractor on California’s state contractor’s board website.
Will You Do All the Work or Do You Subcontract?
Some general contractors employ electricians, plumbers, carpenters and other licensed professionals. Others subcontract the work to licensed professionals. If your general contractor will be subcontracting the work, there are additional questions you should ask.
If You’ll Be Subcontracting, Who Will Do the Work?
You have a right to know who will be working in your home. Ask the contractor for the names and license numbers of the electricians, plumbers and other subcontractors who will be doing any work on your San Luis Obsispo bathroom remodel. Then, check their credentials through the licensing board’s website. The site will give you information about bonding, complaints filed, and whether their licenses are current.
What Insurance Do You Carry?
Every California general contractor should have liability insurance and workers compensation insurance to cover his or her own employees in case they’re injured while working on your property. If the company doesn’t carry enough insurance, you could sued if a worker is injured on the job. Without liability insurance, you could also end up paying out of pocket to repair any damage done to your property or the property of neighbors. If the contractor can’t provide you with insurance details, find another contractor to do your work.
What Guarantees Will You Give Me that the Work Will Be Done When You Say?
The nightmare kitchen remodel is one that takes weeks or months longer than it should have taken. You can insist upon completion clauses in your contract to incentivize the contractor to finish the work on schedule. It’s not uncommon for the homeowner to agree to a bonus payment if the work is completed ahead of schedule and for the contractor to agree to a financial penalty if the project runs long. Shop around to find a Morro Bay general contractor, San Luis Obispo general contractor or Los Osos general contractor who will agree to completion clauses for the work.
Who Will Be Responsible for Obtaining Permits for Work?
If you’re doing an extensive San Luis Obispo bath remodel, permits for and inspections of the plumbing, electricity and structural work may be necessary. It’s common practice for the general contractor to handle all of these logistics for a job, but ensure that he will, indeed, make the arrangements.
The more you know about how your general contractor conducts his business and who he works with, the better equipped you’ll be to choose the best contractor for your San Luis Obispo bathroom remodel.
Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world’s MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web.
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