Questions tagged [hiring]
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How do you find helpers for larger DIY projects?
Question: In cases where you have the time and skills to do a project yourself, but physically cannot without a second skilled person to help, how do you go about finding and hiring someone that is willing to work with you?
Example: I'm planning to…
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What do you do/ask when hiring a contractor
In a world where every guy with a truck full of tools is a "contractor", how do you weed out the good from the bad?
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Best review sites/web resources for finding a contractor?
Many times we need to hire a contractor and try to extensively google for reviews on that contractor. Sometimes to no avail :(
Just curious what web resources you use when trying to find a contractor? Be it a review site or some other method, what…
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Are most contractors capable of building any home?
I know very little about building homes. However, I have a vision of what I want my next home to be like. But when I look at the websites of local builders and contractors, it looks like they only have preset designs and plans for the homes that…
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Who would one hire to make a cabinet door that matches existing cabinets?
Who would one hire to make a cabinet door that matches existing cabinets?
Is this even plausible, something a carpenter or cabinet maker would entertain?
I bought some nice cabs from a relatively big name brand, but I need doors for a framed-in area…
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