You need concrete work done on your driveway, walkway, or around your pool. This is not a job you can complete yourself. What do you do for a living? You call in the professionals to do it for you. You need concrete contractors.
If you’ve never hired a contracting company before, you may have no idea where to start. The first thing to do is put your investigative skills to work. Do your research and learn as much as you can about the patterns, colors, and textures that interest you for your exterior home project. The Internet offers you a wealth of information and assistance in this regard.
Now you are ready to move on. Call and/or email several concrete contractors in your community. Pay close attention to how long it takes each one to reply to you if you have to leave messages for them.
You must get all estimates for the proposed work in writing. Consider what your schedule is for completing the job. You should also think about the thoroughness of the offers you are receiving. Please ask that a sample be included with the quotes you received. This will help you better evaluate the work of the concrete contractors. If there are special circumstances for the project, it is important to discuss them at this time.
Make sure the items you are comparing in each estimate are the same. You should make “apples to apples” comparisons, not “apples to oranges.”
The next step is to do your due diligence on recruitment specialists. Check the references you have been given and make sure all licenses are up to date. You should also check the concrete contractors insurance to make sure everything is as it should be. You would be wise to contact the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to see if there have ever been any complaints filed against the business in question.
Now is the time to sign the contract. Do not accept a verbal agreement! You need a signed contract because it will protect you in case a conflict arises. Make sure a payment schedule is included with the contract.
Approve the sample provided to you. This lets you and the contractor know that you both have the same vision for the project and are on the same page.
Pay your bill on time. Pay according to the payment schedule that both parties agreed to. You want good relationships and communication with your concrete contractors. This helps to ensure that there will be harmony between you.
Once all this is done, the work can get underway. Now you can look forward to the work ahead and the end result of everything!
