Thinking of doing some renovations on your Calgary area home, but concerned about the horror stories you have seen and heard, such as on "Holmes on Homes", the popular HGTV show? The Calgary Region Home Builders Association (CRHBA) , part of the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) may have the answer for you.
CRHBA has rolled out it's participation in http://www.renomark.ca/Calgary, a non-profit website it says will help refer home owners to reputable home renovators in Calgary.
Renomark works, they say, by ensuring that all member contractors do the following:
- They must be members in good standing of the CRHBA, must abide by it's Code of Ethics, and attend 4 CRHBA training sessions per year to maintain their level of knowledge.
- They must provide clients with detailed written contracts and scope of work. And they must return all phone calls to clients within two business days.
- They must provide a minimum two-year warranty on work.
- They must have WCB coverage where required and must only work with subcontractors with who have the same.
- They must carry all applicable business licenses and liability insurance.
I've begun referring clients who ask me for a referral to a renovation company to renomark.ca. It seems like a good system that weeds out the fly-by-night disaster contractors. To learn more visit http://www.renomark.ca.
I agree with your blog that home owners truly need to investigage who they are doing business with WOW after they have not so many problems the home owner finds out permits were not issued, list is endless, cheap pricing is sometimes not the solution.
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