Choose Wisely...you get what you pay for

So, the economy is struggling, people are worried about there jobs and no one wants to buy a new home. Instead, homeowners are remodeling their current homes and adding space to accomodate their needs.

There is suddenly a glut of "remodeling contractors" offering up their services for everything from roofing to extensive room additions. Where were all these remodeling specialists when the new home market was booming and track homes were going up like widgets on a conveyor belt? They weren't around! Think about this, if a Pediatrician has a slow down in his business because citizens in a certain area of town start to age a bit, does he go and advertise himself as a Heart Surgeon. He is still a Doctor, right...but not a Heart Surgeon.

Well, true Remodeling Specialists are the Heart Surgeons of the building industry. They carve out sections of a home and recreate it into something better and more useful than it was before. They give a better life to the existing home and the family who lives there. They are also experienced with being in and around homes and families who are still living there while the transformation is happening. Having the proper employees, sub-contractors and frame of mind to be in someone elses home during the construction is very different than being on a jobsite in an uninhabited subdivision.

So remember, the next time you are looking for someone to remodel your home, price is only part of the equation. Consider how many remodels they have done, the type of jobs they completed, their "bedside manner" and ask to speak with references. You will pay a much higher price in the end if you get a Pediatrician to do your heart surgery.