Tammy Valladarez paid a contractor $5,000 nearly one year ago and has almost nothing to show for it. Here's how to keep this from happening to you.
Tammy Valladarez paid a contractor $5,000 nearly one year ago and has almost nothing to show for it. Here's how to keep this from happening to you.SAN ANTONIO — Tammy Valladarez hired a contractor named Chad Rico last year at the end of June. She wanted a bathroom added to her master bedroom. she had worked at, so she thought she could trust him. He even helped her pick out tile for the bathroom.
"I said, 'I just want to cancel the project. Can you just return my money back?'" Valladarez said."He goes, 'yes I will" but he just kept giving me the run around every Friday." Fortunately, there are multiple questions you can ask any contractor to help you avoid this situation.The first thing you should ask a contractor is"where is your place of business?" Then do a web search for their address. If they work out of a home, or they don't have an office you can visit, you may have no way to find the contractor if something goes wrong.
"You don't want someone tripping and falling in the house and you are liable for that injury so insurance is also a huge deal when you are coming across a contractor and the subcontractors working under them that they employ," Meza said. Finally, NEVER pay a contractor in cash. You must always have a paper trail to prove that you paid the other party. If you can't prove that you paid the money, the contractor can easily take it and run.
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