To hire or not hire a contractor?
June 6, 2020
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Ask any realtor about what you should update in your place in order to get best selling price, and he/she will tell you to spend on Flooring or Kitchen or Bathroom renovations. With regard to the flooring part of it, you may come up with many questions. Questions like which flooring contractor should I hire. Where do even find a flooring contractor. Should I hire this contractor directly myself or should I go to a flooring specialist retailer and have them do the flooring installation all together. (Flooring Contractor Vancouver)
These are all legitimate questions and how you come up with the answers to these questions may lead to what you think of all flooring contractors.
Choosing a Flooring Contractor
In general, when you hire a flooring contractor you want to make sure you cover certain things for sure. Among the top of course it is the experience of that contractor. Many contractors will tell you that they’ve been at it for years and years. However, you should definitely take that answer with a grain of salt. In short, establish this fact so that you have little doubt about its legitimacy.
The other points include whether they have their own insurance and workers’ compensation coverage. If you live in a condo, you will surely need to get the approval of the strata council and in order to get that approval, you will almost certainly need your flooring contractor to have all of the above.
Once you find the flooring contractor that you want to commit to for you flooring installation work, you will then need to ensure that they do the job properly and withing the standards of the industry.
Not all flooring installation, of course, are the same, but depending on whether you are installing hardwood or luxury vinyl or carpet, the various things to check to ensure proper installation, is of course all different with different standards.
It is a tricky road to hire a flooring contractor and even trickier to ensure the installation is done according to industry standards. But if you know what you should look for and if you trust your knowledge of the standards, you can save a few dollars in the process.
The alternative of course is to go to a retailer such as Canadian Flooring & Renovations and rely on the close to 20 years of experience selling and installing various flooring materials.
