25 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR POTENTIAL KITCHEN RENOVATION CONTRACTORS

Ask your potential kitchen renovation contractors these 25 questions during interviews if you want to hire the best:

1. Are You Licensed?

Your contractor should show you a valid license. Feel free to confirm from your local building authority about your contractor’s license.

2. Do You Have Bonding or Insurance?

Demand to see the insurance papers and the date of expiration. You’ll have a confidence boost if you can confirm this, because any dirty he does is on him.

3. Do Your Workers Have a Compensation Plan?

It is in the law that every trustworthy contractor must have a compensation plan for his workers.

4. Are You Being Covered by Liability Insurance?

This is in case anyone sustains injury in the site. The liability insurance of your contractor covers your home insurance premiums.

5. Do you Connect with Local kitchen industry associations?

A contractor relating with local building associations is more likely to be credible.

6. How Long Have You Been Connected with Local industry associations?

The longer a contractor deals with local industry associations, the more he’s likely to follow standards and guidelines.

7. Do You Have BBB Membership?

A contractor with good repute should have a membership. More so, it should have no pending cases against him.

8. How Long Have You Been a Member of the BBB?

His proof of membership should show this. A contractor with longer membership and clean records may seem more reputable. This is however, not the case always.

9. Are You a Specialist in Renovating Kitchen?

A contractor with experience in kitchen remodeling is likely to do better than a general contractor.

10. How Experienced are You?

A contractor with more works completed shows he takes his work seriously. New contractors are not out of the league, but put in extra effort in confirming their identity before hiring.

11. Can You Present Your Previously Completed Projects?

A good contractor would be happy to show you what his completed works look like.

12. Can You Provide Your Recent Local Clients to Vouch for You?

Certainly, a contractor that is sure that his clients love his works will give you a list to choose from. Go for most recent clients.

13. Do You Produce and Install Any Kitchen Components?

A component produced by your contractor will save you cost and help give you a custom design.

14. Do You Given a Written Warranty for Your Products?

A written warranty is a sign of quality for the products that your contractor will supply.

15. Will You Produce a Timeline for the Project?

Having a timeline for your project will help keep you in line with your schedules. Even if there are adjustments, it won’t be far from what you already have.

16. Do You Take Breaks Before Completing the Project?

Taking up the project without breaks will complete the project faster. If there must be any break, ensure to know why.

17. Do You Have Financial Stability?

Don’t just assume that your contractor will tell you if he has financial problems. Ask him anyway but, do your inquiries. Get their subcontractors and pay them a visit. Find out the capacity of the contractor to clear his bills on time.

18. What is Your Bankruptcy Status?

Still extend the inquiries to the county bankruptcy court or the Securities Exchange Commission.

19. Do You Provide Financing Options?

It is only big renovation companies with large financial capacity that offers such options. Ask if you need budget improvement with your renovation.

20. Would there Be a Project Management Team Available?

The project management team will improve customer service and ensure quality control. A good contractor should work with such team.

21. Do You Have an Experienced Staff On-hand to Respond to Inquiries?

Someone should attend to you immediately during the course of the project.

22. Does Your Company have Delivery Truck?

A company branded truck shows that they are out to work. Hence, would handle your project as professionals.

23. Is There Any Industry Award to Your Name?

Reno organizations give awards to reputable contractors from time to time. Find out if your contractor has received any yet.

24. Are Your Furniture Installers Certified?

A certificate will tell you how much training these installers got. It mainly reflects their qualifications.

25. Will You Do the After-work Clean-up?

It is better to understand if you’ll be hiring cleaners at the end of the project or your contractor will take care of it.