Dealing With Home Contractors

I wrote another article for my firm's website giving advice on dealing with home improvement contractors:
Home improvement contractors are infamously unreliable. It seems like everyone has a horror story about a contractor not finishing a project on time, or using sub-standard materials to finish a job. This article will discuss a few ways a homeowner can find a reliable home improvement contractor, and to protect himself.

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