Larkin Remodelers
Fairfax, VA 22033 703-570-6358
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Contractors: Remodelers & General Articles
Thinking About a Home Remodel? Here’s Where to Start
Begin by carefully considering what you think you want and how you can get it. Weigh your wish list against what you’ll probably pay to fulfill it.
Planning a Home Remodel
If you’re adding new rooms, making substantial changes to the existing floor plan, or dealing with complex structural or functional questions, you’ll need to hire professional design help. There are several design options and combinations of options.
How to Check Out Contractors
Some homeowners leave contractor vetting and selection to their architects or house designers, but most make the call themselves, and rightly so: It’s the most important step.
Getting Prices and Proposals for Remodeling Work
Checkbook’s undercover shoppers asked contractors to bid on three different projects. Company-to-company price differences were striking. For the largest of the jobs, quotes ranged from $190,000 to $321,000—a difference of more than $130,000.
What a Contract for Remodeling Work Should Include
Once you’ve picked a contractor, have it prepare a written contract. It should include the following information for medium-sized and major projects; but even if your project is small, many of these points also apply.
Your Role During a Remodel
You can do a lot to help the job run smoothly, finish on time, and produce the best possible results.
Should You Buy Products Yourself for a Remodel?
You can use our advice and price ratings to pay less—often a lot less—for appliances, fixtures, flooring, plantings, and many other products that you can buy on your own, rather than having your contractor buy them for you. But should you?
Financing Options for Remodeling Work
You have several options to pay for your project. Cash certainly is the easiest: no applications, no forms, no appraisals, no debt, no interest. However, many homeowners borrow to cover large remodeling jobs.
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Consumer Comments for Larkin Remodelers
Aug 18, 2016
Aug 01, 2016
The second job he brought an engineering buddy to look at the job and and then turned to me to pay the guy $250.00. I was NOT aware when he showed up there would be a charge. It seemed he brought a friend to make some extra money.
Then he said for the large remodel I wanted for my house he said I needed to hire an architect/designer. He recommended someone. Since they worked together and since I had six years of experience with him, I agreed and signed a contract. The architect took months to provide designs and they were all worthless. It was a large waste of money and I'm guessing he got a kick back from the architect and then walked off the job.
He seemed very upset when I reminded him it was my house and my money and if I wanted to use a supplier for windows, different than the ONE the offered it was my choice. He also kept blocking things I wanted and contacted the architect directly and gave him directions of things his way.
Then worse of all was when he gave an estimate for a friend but she went with another contractor, his response was to call her a F@@@ing B@@@@. I don't know what has changed in his life but he behavior was not professional. Hire someone else.
Aug 14, 2013