Important Questions to Ask Your Contractor
Hiring a contractor to restore, clean or stain your log home can often be overwhelming. Below is a list of questions to help guide you through the process of selecting a contractor for your log home. As a rule of thumb, ask these questions of at least two contractors and obtain at least two references from each contractor you are considering for the job.
- Are you licensed, bonded and insured? Do you have proof of insurance? May I see the proof of insurance?
- How many years of experience do you have working on log homes?
- Do you have your own team that you have experience working with or do you contract labor out?
- Do you have experience with pressure washing and cleaning log homes before staining? Can you provide me with pictures of other jobs you have completed this task for?
- What stain products do you have experience applying? Can you provide me with pictures of other jobs you have completed this task for?
- Can you provide me with an itemized bid?
- Is your bid an estimate or a fixed price?
- Can you provide me with an estimated time of beginning and ending the project?
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I am pretty sure that most contractors give out estimated rather than fixed prices. At least, every time I have had to use one, it has been estimated. If you’re given a price number, don’t expect it to be fixed. However, I think that it’s a good idea for everyone to know what the maximum estimate is if they are given one so that they can know how to set their expectations.