Let’s be frank, hiring a home improvement contractor can scary… Chances are you cannot turn off the thought of theft or various other types of discerning scenarios from looping in the back of your head.

Here are a few tips that will allow you to properly screen a contractor before you let them jump into your home remodeling investment…

1. State Business Registration: Verify they are a legitimate licensed business in your state. Typically you can check their business status along with any  types of default’s they might have with the State. If their not registered, this is a good indication their not in business for your best efforts. Colorado home owners can search the Colorado Secretary of State Records Search here.
2. Verify contractor licensing: Most contractors who are required to work with HVAC Systems, Electrical Wiring or General Project Management are required to carry a state minimum general liability insurance along with the proper licensing. Prior to hiring any outside contractor or contractors, make sure they carry the proper licensing and/or insurance.
3. Check them out on MySpace.com or Facebook: You might find helpful information to help you make an informed and educated decision. Discover who your working with, really is.

When all else fails, or you just don’t have the time to perform the research yourself – you can find a fully qualified, trusted and guaranteed home improvement contractor at DoneRight.com.

Please note that many Service Providers listed in the Done Right Directory (in its various forms online and in print) do not display the Done Right Guarantee logo. This does not mean that they are sub-par. Rest assured, all Service Providers listed in the Done Right Directory have been checked and re-checked and checked again. But it does mean that the “un-guaranteed” Service Providers are either:

1. In a “probationary period” where we are gathering more feedback from so-called Super Customers (picky trade pros like Realtors, civil engineers and home inspectors) before we let them display the Done Right Guarantee logo; or,
2. They offer services in categories where a straightforward, meaningful consumer guarantee is difficult to make. Examples of such categories include, but are not limited to, Realtors, home appraisers and mortgage lenders.

In plain English, the Done Right Guarantee ensures that the work you asked the Done Right Service Providers to do was, in fact, done right – done the way you and the Service Provider agreed it should be done. If the work you contracted for was not done right, we’ll try to facilitate a good outcome for you and the Service Provider (which might include a return visit by the Service Provider), and if we can’t do that, we’ll either find and pay for another Service Provider to do the work right or, at our option, reimburse you up to $1,000 for money you paid the Service Provider for work that was not done right. Having work not done right can be aggravating and waste your time, which is why we try to weed out the “bad apples,” but the Done Right Guarantee does not cover such unfortunate inconveniences. The Done Right Guarantee also does not cover any expenses other than what you paid to the Service Provider.