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The best time of the year to remodel a room or other significant part of your house is in spring or winter.
If you are reading to install or do maintenance on your siding but aren’t ready to do it yourself, you may want to hire a siding contractor.
Before hiring a siding contractor, you should ask the following five questions.
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1. Do They Have Any Experience?
Before hiring a siding contract, make sure that you ask them if they have any experience. There will be some new companies that don’t have much experience, but if they have a lot of experience, you can put more trust in the fact that they will do a good job.
You should ask things like how long the employees have been working in construction. You can also ask how many projects they’ve worked on.
Make sure that the person you talk to seems to know what they are talking about.
2. Are They Licensed?
Depending on what state you live in, they may require the siding company to be licensed. If the company is licensed, this adds more legitimacy to their company.
It’s also important to make sure they’re licensed because that way they will know all the building codes in your state. You could potentially avoid legal problems in the future if your contractor knows what they’re doing.
3. Can They Provide References?
In addition to making sure they have the experience, they should be able to recommend you to people who they’ve done work for.
If there are no online reviews, you could ask them if they have people who would recommend them. That way you can also get an idea of how long your project will take and cost.
When you get the references, ask the people which employees did the work on their house. Sometimes if there are different managers, the work can be better or worse, so keep that in mind.
4. Do They Use Subcontractors?
If the company is too big to handle all the work they’ve taken on, sometimes they will hire subcontractors to help them finish the job.
However, this may not be a great thing for you. This could make the cost of the project more as well as prolong the time that it would take. If they hire a subcontractor, the company you hired is also not responsible for the quality of the job that is done.
You should check to see if the company will be doing the work on their own with their own employees or if they will be outsourcing the work.
5. Are There Any Warranties?
Finally, you want to see if they offer any warranties or guarantees on the job that they have done.
Sometimes things go wrong, and it can be nice to know that the company you hired takes pride in their work and has your back. If the contractor messes up, it is helpful when they admit that they’re wrong and cover the costs of it.
Hire a Siding Contractor Today
Hiring a siding contractor doesn’t have to be difficult.
It can take a little bit of research and knowing which questions to ask, but you will find one that is perfect for your project.
In the meantime, check out our blog for more inspirations for your next home project!
