General Contracting Advise?

Are there any good tips or guidelines to stick to when hiring or dealing with a contractor when renovating a home? How is the best way to keep a good repore with a contractor to make sure he keeps up his side of the deal (i.e. shows up on time, completes projects on time and on budget)? What kind of thing do I want to avoid saying to a contractor that would make him not want to take on the job?
I already know that I should interview and get estimates from 3 reputible contractors that are registered with BBB and make my decision based on that…but what is to follow? I want to make sure that I don’t have to hire multiple companies to do the same job due to any problems with a contractor.

After you check with the BBB, make sure to check with the contractors licensing board to make sure that no complaints have been filed on the contractor. Also it is very important that the scope of work is detailed other wise you will be paying extra cost under change orders submitted by your contractor. If you want to save some money it is best to subcontract parts of the work so lets say you need the kitchen remodeled move some walls electrical plumbing drywall cabinets painting etc. The carpentry demolition drywall plumbing and electrical can be given to the contractor but the cabinets you can have another contractor perform along with painting its a little more work for you but the savings can be substantial as most contractors only self perform portions of work and subcontract out the rest on which the charge you 25 35 % is added to your bill so depending on your cash situation this could be something to consider.

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