Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Follow These Tips For Finding A Reputable Landscaping Contractor

By Joe Mosh


Search engines draw up relevant words, but they have no way to help you single out which landscaping service contractors actually do good work. The hunt will require you to be proactive. Invest the right amount of effort to ensure you find someone great. Here are a few simple steps to help you get started.

See if your prospective landscaping service contractor will provide you with a free estimate of your project. If not, it may still be worth it to pay for a written estimate. Sometimes this can show that a contractor can charge for estimates because he/she is in high demand with customers.

One way to save money on your project is to allow the landscaping service contractor to use your work as an example to show other potential customers. It is up to you to decide if saving the money is worth people stopping by to view your project.

You can sometimes get a discount on your project if you agree to let the landscaping service contractor show off the work they perform to potential clients. If you agree to this, remember that strangers may stop by in order to inspect the work before hiring the contractor for their project.

Withholding payments during your project should only be used as a last resort if your landscaping service contractor is getting way off schedule or performing substandard work. Never use it to get your way; there are tons of legal issues about these payments and using this power unwisely can cause problems not only with the law, but also with your contractor.

Competition is a nice thing; it makes people work harder. If you tell prospective landscaping service contractors that you are also considering other contractors they will work that much harder to win the job and to maintain you happy so that you don't replace them.

Make sure that you are taking your time shopping around for a landscaping service contractor. Don't hire and sign with the first contractor you meet with. It's important to always get estimates on pricing and scheduling from several different contractors first. Then, make sure you check their credentials before signing a contract with them.

Detailed bids from landscaping service contractor will contain the materials they plan to use for your project. Research the materials to ensure they are of good quality and suitable for your project. Check for warranties on materials and check online to compare prices with the local hardware store if you are unsure how to proceed. Employees at the local lumber yard or hardware store may even be willing to look at the bid and offer advice.

Give your landscaping service contractor freedom. If you want an employee who you can see every day, don't hire a contractor, employ someone. If you want someone to do a specific tasks that doesn't need to be managed, then use a contractor.




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