5 Reasons to Hire a Residential Building Contractor
Monday, November 23rd, 2015
Last month you and your spouse decided your home needed a touch of renovation. You typically handle home projects yourself, so you picked up a few supplies from the home improvement store and went to work! You laid new hardwood flooring, painted the walls with a fresh coat of shale, and saved yourself a couple hundred dollars. Now that the dust has settled, you’re considering expanding by adding a sunroom. While you’re a well-seasoned DIY remodeler, you can’t help but wonder if this project might be just beyond your skill set. Should you hire a residential building contractor? Is it really worth it?
While most anyone can caulk a crack or paint a wall, there are many major home improvement projects (like home additions or structural changes) that you should never try on your own unless you’re a professional. If you’re on the fence as to whether hiring a residential building contractor is really worth it, keep on reading for five reasons as to why you should.
1. You’ll save time, energy, and your sanity.
It’s no secret that home improvement projects take a lot of time and energy; and that’s if everything goes smoothly. Should you come across a problem hiding in the walls or floors, you might be tempted to pull your hair out. When you hire a residential building contractor, you’ll be passing the buck to someone else an experienced professional at that!), which means you won’t have to worry about all of the messy details a major renovation entails.
2. You’ll have access to a wealth of builder knowledge.
By hiring a residential building contractor, you’ll have an abundance of critical building knowledge at your fingertips. Your contractor will know the ins and outs of the building process, including how to build safely to code and how to schedule and supervise each construction piece to keep the project on track.
3. You’ll be protected should something go wrong.
Unfortunately, accidents sometimes happen. If you or a household member is injured while renovating your home, your personal health insurance will typically cover any medical costs. In the case of a friend, neighbor, or someone else, you had better have proper liability insurance. This is often complicated and expensive. However, when you hire a residential building contractor, you’ll be in the clear. Professional contractors typically carry both worker’s compensation and liability insurance, which will protect you from any legal ramification should something go wrong.
4. You’ll make the most of your builder’s professional relationships.
Vendors and subcontractors are typically more responsive to residential building contractors than they are to the average customer. Many of the top subcontractors and suppliers are very selective in the jobs they’ll accept and most prefer working with a contractor they know. Hiring a licensed building contractor will ensure you get quality product and the very best workmanship for your home.
5. You’ll be proud of the end result.
At the end of the day, you want to live comfortably in a beautiful home. A residential building contractor has the professional skills necessary for making that happen. If you remodel your home DIY-style, there is no warranty for your own work and you are responsible for its quality. Contractors, on the other hand, usually provide some type of warranty for the work, making them responsible for any issues that arise. Not only that, but building and designing is their way of life, so they want to produce results they can proudly put their name on.
At McCamy Construction, we want your home build, renovation, and/or addition to be a wonderful experience. Before we begin a project, we always make sure we have a clear vision of the desired result. Then, we work to execute the process efficiently, with minimum stress. As a licensed residential building contractor, we follow the proper procedures for getting permits and variances for what you want to build. Contact us for more information.
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