As well as being a massive financial investment, your home remodel is an emotional one too. You want to make sure you’re hiring the best contractor that will be like a partner in your project. These questions will help you find the best Peterborough contractor for your project.

What’s the Schedule?

While the start and end time of the project is vital, there are other schedules that outline how the project will progress. For example, you’ll need to have deadlines for tiles before countertops and the time for the cabinets will impact the rest of a kitchen and bathroom remodel.

Who Will be Here Each Day?

The size of the company as well as the structure of the work can give you a wide variety of answers to these questions. You’ll still want to know that someone will be working on your home each day. Find out who will be supervising the workers as well as opening and locking the site daily.

How Will the Home be Protected?

During construction, there will be dust and debris everywhere. It can get into the ductwork and carry throughout the entire home. Understand what processes will be put in place to keep dust from covering every surface of the home. If areas will be blocked off, find out how that will impact your daily routine too.

What’s the Best Way to Stay in Contact?

Whether it’s a check of the schedule or a change order that you need to make a decision on, there should be a preferred method of communication prior to the job starting. You’ll have to agree on a way to stay in contact as well as how often you want to be informed on the progress of the job. Weekly meetings might be a good way to get all problems addressed too.

What’s the Process for Change Orders?

If your contractor doesn’t have a process in place for change orders, that could be a red flag, but you can implement your own change order process. Have a common place to store change order documents that can be signed by you and the contractor before changes are implemented.

Are There any Concerns With My Project?

It’s likely that your contractor can already see a problem. He might not want to share his concerns until the worst-case scenario has happened. You can ask that he share his concerns up front with you. That’ll save you some headaches further down the road in this project.

How Do I Reach You in Case of Emergency?

While your contractor might not want you calling at all hours with questions, he should be providing you with an emergency number in case there are problems on the job site. Accidents happen, and it’s important to be able to reach your contractor when there’s a problem.

What Paperwork Will I Get at the End of the Project?

There are plenty of manuals for installed equipment, copies of inspection reports and releases for liens that you’ll get at the end of the project. You’ll want to ensure that you receive all the paperwork that’ll be valuable in the future.

These are some of the most important questions you should be asking your Peterborough contractor before the work even begins.