Free homeowner guide
Hire the Right Contractor
A Homeowner’s Guide to Scope, Bids, Contracts, and Red Flags
Bids don’t match? Now you can see why.
- What to do before you call anyone
- How to vet license, insurance, and references
- How to compare bids apples-to-apples
- Contract and payment must-haves
- Red flags, scams, and what to do if things go wrong
- One-page checklist and verified Utah and national resources
Built by a Utah remodeler · Utah-first edition, useful anywhere
What’s inside
Twelve sections, from the hour before you call anyone through contracts, payments, red flags, and a one-page checklist. The PDF checkboxes can be ticked, and the checks stay when you save the file.
- Before you call anyone
- Finding contractors
- Vetting: license, insurance, references, reviews
- Getting and comparing bids
- Signed a bid or said “yes”? What that means
- Contract must-haves
- Payment do’s and don’ts
- During the job
- Red flags and scams
- When things go wrong
- Your one-page checklist
- Resources (Utah and national)