You love your home, but maybe your home is a little too well-loved. While there are plenty of home improvement projects you can handle yourself if you want to, there are also plenty that are best left to professional contractors. You don’t want to hire just anyone though. You want the best you can afford. So how do you find them?

Get Local Recommendations

You probably know people who have had home improvement projects done, maybe even the same ones you’re planning to do. Talk to those people about who they had done the work. If they liked who they worked with, they can provide you with recommendations for contractors to look up. If they didn’t like their contractor, they can give you a heads up about red flags you should watch for to make sure you don’t make the same mistake.

Source: https://makeitright.ca/holmes-advice/home-safety-maintenance/9-signs-you-have-hired-a-bad-contractor-red-flags/ 

Find Online Listings

On the off chance your list of people to get recommendations from is short, the internet is ready and waiting to help you out. Even if you do get recommendations, it’s important to take a look at online listings and reviews to get a feel for who you might want to reach out to for the job. Angie’s List has more than 10 million customer reviews of various home services companies. HomeAdvisor can help too. If nothing else, there’s always Google.

Source: https://www.podium.com/article/home-services-websites/ 

Interview Multiple Contractors

Recommendations, listings, and reviews can give you a good place to start from, but that’s all they should be - a starting point. Don’t just hire the first contractor who looks good online. Take the time to interview multiple contractors and ask important questions. You need to make sure they’re going to be a good fit for your project and you specifically. If you aren’t able to communicate well with them, there’s a decent chance that you won’t be as happy with the final result of the project. Choose a contractor who fits your budget, has experience, is qualified, does good work, and that you feel comfortable with.

 

Source: https://www.squareone.ca/resource-centres/home-improvement/17-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-your-next-contractor 

 

Finding the best people to handle your home improvement projects is a good way to make sure the project gets done right. Get personal recommendations when you can, check online listings for reviews, and interview multiple contractors. It may take some time to find the right one for the job, but the result should leave you feeling like it was time well spent.

Read this next for more tips: What to Focus on When Completing a Home Makeover