subject: Paying Big Bucks for Contractors who Hire Illegals Causes Problems for Everyone! [print this page] Paying Big Bucks for Contractors who Hire Illegals Causes Problems for Everyone!
You speak to a contractor he comes to bid on the job and then sends illegals or unlicensed subs to do the work and then hits you with change orders throughout the process of the job. The homeowner is left with shoddy work that doesn't stand the test of time. It is embarassing to see the work that people pay hard earned money for and see the hack jobs that are done instead of a quality job that lasts. You don't get what you pay for in this instance your contractor wins not you.
Make sure that when you are hiring any contractor that they are licensed and that the actual people that are doing the work are licensed! It isn't hard to look up a contractors license for your state it takes two minutes and saves you from spending thousands on a job that won't last. Working with contractors who only deal with illegals doesn't support the local economy. Make sure that anyone working in your home is licensed ask your contractor for the licenses of anyone working in your home. If they don't havea licensethen your contractor is making more money off of you because he is not hiring licensed subs that know what they are doing.
Examples of unlicensed work are very large grout lines, too thin grout lines, lines that are crooked, saw marks around door jams, hollow sound underneath wood or tile, wood flooring that is run the wrong way, wood flooring that is installed out of square, large seams in carpets,
Always, Always, Always ask for a license number and check to see that they are active in your state if not you are the only one that loses.
Make sure that when you are hiring any contractor that they are licensed and that the actual people that are doing the work are licensed! It isn't hard to look up a contractors license for your state it takes two minutes and saves you from spending thousands on a job that won't last. Working with contractors who only deal with illegals doesn't support the local economy. Make sure that anyone working in your home is licensed ask your contractor for the licenses of anyone working in your home. If they don't havea licensethen your contractor is making more money off of you because he is not hiring licensed subs that know what they are doing.
