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    Check the license numbers on your list of potential contractors against your State's Contractors Board and eliminate those contractors whose licenses are not active and/or have no current insurance (including Workman's Comp). The license numbers should appear on their business cards and in any ads, including Yellow Pages.
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    Get three estimates from licensed contractors. The lowest bid is not necessarily the best one. Ask for addresses in your area, names and phone numbers of customers they have worked for. Take the time to check them out.
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    After you've decided on a contractor, put every single thing in writing, including any changes you or they make after you sign the original contract. Include a start date and completion date, sizes, colors, brands of the items you choose, and warranties for materials and labor for every item. Clean-up should be included. Most important: Before signing a contract/proposal, include Lien Release Forms to be signed by each employee of the contractor indicating they have been paid by the contractor for the work. Do not sign anything until the contractor has agreed to it in writing.
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    Ask a lot of questions. The only dumb question is the one you fail to ask.
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