If you’re hiring a home contractor, you’ve probably heard the advice, many times — make sure your contractor is licensed, bonded and insured. HThere are a lot of reasons you’ll want to pay attention ...

For a variety of reasons, including safety and accountability, most states in the U.S. require contractors to be licensed to work legally. For those starting or growing a construction business, it’s ...

Before hiring a contractor, ask to see their state-issued license. Then verify it. MATIAS J. OCNER [email protected] Are you looking for a contractor? Whether you want to remodel your home or ...

States set their own requirements here. Typically, contractors pass an exam to obtain a license from their state board and then take a certain number of continuing credits each year. These required ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The weather is starting to get warmer with spring rolling into the High Desert, which is a popular time for home improvement projects to get underway. Those plans come with a ...

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The construction trades are full of assorted classes of contractors and subcontractors. A general contractor is one of the top dogs, qualified to work on any sort of building project, regardless of ...

PHOENIX — Paid in full, but the work wasn't done. It's a situation that's all too common when hiring a contractor. Many Arizonans have fallen victim and reached out to the Let Joe Know team asking, ...