Thicker than theives

[Carey]

A further addition to Cathys' post. Make sure that the contractor is bonded & insured & check their policies. There are two different types of insurance policies, one pays on claim made within the policy dates, and the other pays on claims made on work done within the policy dates. Years ago we had a contrator with a policy that required claims to be made within the policy date. His work did not pass inspection and he dragged his feet, promising to correct until way after the policy date past. We found out during the lawsuit, that had to be filed to rectify the the whole mess he left us with, that he was at the beginning stages of a divorce when we contracted him, his wife was his business partner, and as our house rehab went on, basically he didn't really care about his business, as his wife was was liquidating it, and he didn't care for his business partner, as she was divorcing him.....SOOO, check the fine print in the insurance policy (if he had had a warrenty policy that covered his work, we would have saved time & money & legal crap) and also check his business partners, especially if they are "just family", no telling what can happen on their home front while your house is being worked on!
Aloha, Carey