Strategies To Locating A Qualified Landscaping Contractor

| Thursday, July 4, 2013
By Joan Rivera


If a home improvement project continues to be moved down on your list of priorities, is it because you don't have time to do the project or that you're feeling too tired after working all week? Then it's time to hire a landscaping service contractor to take the burden off of you. These tips will help you to know what to look for in a good contractor.

Do a Google search of your landscaping service contractor before selecting the contractor. You may learn that he has a history of legal problems or unfinished, poorly constructed projects. This is a good technique to indicate the quality of work he does.

Local employment agencies are another good source of landscaping service contractor information. Ask for recommendations instead of just names. Employment agencies typically conduct background checks and entrance interviews which should help lighten your workload. Once you have found a contractor, enter into a written contract that can then be followed to the letter.

The local trade directories can be a fanatstic source of info on your potential employees. They usually perform background checks so only the reliable and reputable landscaping service contractors get listed. They can aslo tell if a contractor has a bad record and past jobs.

If you're concerned about your landscaping service contractor's reliability, or they have done (or failed to do) something that merits strong action, you can demand daily progress reports from them. If that doesn't help you get the results you want, you are within your rights to demand that they report in person to you every day.

A landscaping service contractor should file they're own taxes so that you don't have to. You will, however, need to fill out a 1099-MISC and present it to the IRS after the project has been completed. Remember that you will also need to provide them a copy of it between January 1st - 31st the following year.

Check with your state and local government to determine which types of licenses are expected of your landscaping service contractor. You contractor should not only be able to perform one or two jobs on your project but every part of your project. Look into all licenses of your contractor before hiring.

When describing the scope of the project you are wanting finished, ask if they have ever worked on a project of this size before. Ask to see before and after pictures of similar projects to yours that they have finished. It will give you a good idea of what your finished project will look like.

Haven't got a clue about improvement? Do plenty of research before you start searching for a landscaping service contractor. Learn about the process and read about basic improvement, this way you can ask general questions to conduct interviews. After hiring a contractor be sure they explain in detail every aspect of the project.




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