Use word of mouth

You should not blindly trust workers who have posted their offers on Avito and similar services. The Internet is full of stories about how builders turn out to be scammers and deceive customers.

Therefore, when choosing a team, you need to rely on the experience of people who have already completed repairs and were satisfied with the result. These can be reliable acquaintances, relatives and friends who can recommend builders.

It is important that you like the finished project – it is best to go and evaluate the repair with your own eyes. If you do not have such acquaintances and have social networks, you can find a construction team yourself, but before that, contact the customers and ask them about the hired workers.

Browsing Internet services

When looking for contractors, you should contact trusted services that only deal with the selection of builders. Such sites have a well-thought-out rating system, and only reviews verified by the administration are published in profiles. Remember that reliable services do not charge for selecting builders. Sites with an ill-conceived structure and identical reviews should raise concerns: a fly-by-night company may be hiding behind a beautiful design.

Internet search

Compare prices

A preliminary search for a team on the Internet will help you get an idea of the cost of services. An excessively low price should be a warning sign, and there may be several reasons for such generosity:

  • The craftsman is a beginner and is earning a reputation at the initial stage.
  • Some services (garbage removal, cleaning, etc.) are not included in the price.
  • The builder lives nearby and it is profitable for him to receive your order.
  • The person is a fraudster.

Good craftsmen value themselves and their work, so an adequate price tag and a line lining up for the repair team are two reliable signs that speak in their favor.

Checking contractors

The opinion about the workers should be based on several factors. A person makes the first impression during correspondence or a telephone conversation, the second – at a personal meeting. Already at this stage, you can distinguish a professional from an amateur. A neat appearance plays an important role, but even more important is the dialogue that the craftsman builds with the customer. The specialist will tell about himself, offer several options for performing the work, answer all questions.

It is important that the potential contractor has a portfolio and documents confirming his qualifications, as well as a car and all the necessary tools.

Meeting with the contractor

Evaluating the scope of work

During the first inspection of the site, a competent representative of the team is obliged to provide the customer with a price list. If the master avoids answering questions about the prices, this should be a warning sign. But persistent assurances of clear deadlines and quick indication of the full cost of work do not guarantee the reliability of the team: repair is a complex and multi-tasking process that requires planning. Therefore, the specialist must discuss all the details with the client, take into account his wishes, ask many questions, make calculations, and only then provide an approximate plan with prices and an approximate amount of materials.

We draw up the paperwork

A reliable builder will not be afraid to sign a contract and spell out all the details and changes in the progress of the work. All stages should be recorded in the contract and a detailed estimate should be attached. Payment should be made in stages. In order not to risk the budget, we recommend going to the hardware store with the contractor, independently paying for the selected materials and keeping the receipts. The acceptance certificate must be signed only after all defects have been eliminated.

Conclusion of the contract

Controlling the work

The client has every right to visit the site of the repair and make adjustments. It is convenient when a specific schedule is developed for checking the object. It is also worth asking the workers to send photo reports on the work done – this will allow the process to be documented. As for payment, the optimal scheme is when the payment is made gradually – in accordance with the completed stages of finishing. This is convenient for both parties.

In order not to regret the choice of a construction team, it is necessary to approach the process with full responsibility, not to save on good workers and to carefully approach each stage of the repair.