How to Choose the Best Renovation Company for your Home

1. How to Choose the Best Renovation Company for your Home. Do you have to hire a renovation company for your home, but don't know who to choose? Or what should you do to select the right one? If you have had a house for several years, you may have reached that dreaded moment that every owner has to face at some point: your first renovation. In that case, you will know that it is crucial to choose the right renovation company. The one that knows how to execute your work impeccably and that guarantees that you will not have any type of complications in your home in the future. Do you know what requirements you must demand before hiring her? What key data should you look at to make sure that this company is going to reform your home with the quality that you want? In this post I explain step by step the method that I follow in my work to find the most convenient renovation company for each of my clients. Dismantling myths: cheap is expensive. Before starting any reform project, there is one thing you must be clear about. It is evident that, after buying a house , doing a reform is one of the most absorbing and stressful experiences there is. Above all, because the outlay of money that you have to make is quite high. However, many people try to reform their home spending only the bare minimum. And this is where they make the first big mistake. Because, if there is a fundamental idea that you must have clear from the beginning, it is this: for the work of your house to go well , you will have to pay a lot of money. There are companies that offer to reform your house at ridiculous prices. And because they charge so little, the work they do is mediocre. If you hire someone of this type, it is likely that you will have to redo your house in a few years. Or that you end up spending much more money than you thought at first to repair all the damage that it has caused you. Of course, that you should invest money does not mean that you have to waste it. Therefore, to better optimize costs, the first thing you should do is have a reform project.

2. The Previous Work: the Reform Project. Defining what the construction project you want to do in your home is like before contacting any renovation company will help you to be clear about your objectives. You will be able to explain to the company that you select what you want to do in a concise way and you will avoid being quoted additional work that you do not really need. You will save time and money. If the reform is very complex, I advise you to contact a professional who will help you draft your project. But if you want to do something small and simple, you can probably do it yourself. What Does a Reform Project Consist of? Any reform project, however modest it may be, must have the following documentation. Plans of the current state of your house. In which you can see how the distribution is now, where the facilities are, etc. Everything to scale and with measurements. Plans of how it will look after the reform. So the contractor can get an idea of what you want to do In my studio, I always add an estimate to these plans , describing the main work to be done and the necessary materials. This additional document is very useful when you are going to contact several reform companies. Why it is Convenient that you Write the Budget Yourself. When you are going to deliver the documentation of your project to a reform company, it is highly recommended that you also include the budget. It should explain the materials and the main tasks to be performed. Of course, the prices must all be blank. What is it used for? Well, to make it easier for you to compare some companies with others. If you are the one who gives them the blank budget and asks them to fill in the prices, you will have all the offers with the jobs ordered. They will all follow the same script and it will be easier for you to compare them. Because there is one essential thing when you are going to do a reform: do not just ask for an estimate. Even if you have been recommended to that company. Always ask for several. And compare, compare, compare. How to Select Several Reform Companies to Request a Quote. Once you are clear about the work that you are going to carry out, the next step is to consult with several reform companies so that they give you prices.

3. How many should you ask? Well, at least three of them. And to choose them, I recommend that you base yourself on the following characteristics. Choose Companies that Coordinate all Trades. The trades are the different specialists involved in a reform: painters, plumbers, electricians, etc. In any work you will need several of them. Unless you are an expert and have experience in managing renovations, I recommend that you hire a company that will take care of subcontracting all of them for you and manage them. If you hire each trade separately, you will have to take care of organizing them and telling them when they have to come to your house to do their work. You will be day in and day out pending your work and coordinating. Also, in case there is something poorly executed, it is likely that no one wants to take responsibility and you will have to find out for yourself what happened. When you hire a company that manages everything for you, they are the ones who organize the employees and establish the work schedule. And, if there is a problem, they are the ones who take charge and solve it on your behalf. Check the Opinions of Former Customers. Surely you have a family member or friend who has done a reform in their house. Do you know who he hired her with? Are you satisfied with the service? If the answer is yes, ask for the contact of that company. You can also find renovation companies with good references on Google. Many of them often ask their customers to leave them a positive review on the internet. In this way they can show that they are serious and professional. Ask them for Examples of Past Work. Experience is a degree. And, if you ask for a budget from reform companies with several years behind them, surely they can show you a portfolio with previous works that they have carried out. This way you can get an idea of how they work and how many works similar to yours they have done. Require them to present you with an itemized budget. If you have followed the indications up to here, you will have been the one who has given them a budget with blank prices for them to fill in. But, if you have not done so, at least ask to be presented with the most detailed budget possible.

4. Vague and general budgets can mislead you. Maybe you assume that something is going to be executed and then you find that it was not included and that it was not explained enough. Always ask for a detailed budget. You will avoid misunderstandings and it will be easier for you to compare some companies with others. When you have done all this work you will have several companies with the possibility of doing your reform. Is there anything else you should take into account when choosing one? You are right. Because a good renovation company must comply with the following legal obligations. Legal characteristics that you should check in a reform company Verify that the company exists. In addition, most of those that carry out reforms are registered in the Register of Accredited Companies , which is the official portal that certifies that these companies comply with the quality requirements of occupational risk prevention. Before hiring any reform company, check these data. You can do it online and it won't take you more than five minutes. Request that they make you a contract. What happens if you start a work without a contract? Well, you don't have legal security . You depend solely on the good will of that company so that your work is executed as you want. The contract is your safe conduct. It is the document that guarantees that the renovation company will do its job. You must make a contract with the construction company that specifies what their work is, what guarantees it gives you once it is finished and what is the form of payment that you must pay them on your part. Ask them for the civil liability insurance certificate. Along with the contract that you are going to sign with the renovation company, you should ask for the civil liability insurance certificate. This insurance covers possible accidents that may occur in your home during the work, both personal and material. In the event that that company does not keep it up to date, you will be ultimately responsible if something happens.

5. The best reform companies. At the beginning of this article I told you that doing a reform is one of the most intense adventures there is. Now you have seen why. Before hiring a renovation company, you must be clear about what type of work you want to do. The more you can detail it and the more documentation you do, the better. The most advisable thing is that you write a complete reform project. Then you must choose several companies to request a budget for your reform. They have to be solvent businesses that know how to coordinate all the professionals. That they already have a track record with satisfied customers and that they present you with a detailed offer. Once you have chosen a reform company, you should check that it is up to date with all its legal obligations. Ask him to make you a contract and send you the civil liability insurance certificate. And after this comes the best. Because selecting the company is only the beginning. Then you have to do the reform. I know this is a lot of information for you to process. And that, when you have never done a work of this type, organizing it can become a headache for you.