What Questions Are You Asking Your Flooring Contractor?
Flooring is one of the last items installed on a construction project yet
makes a huge first impression. Flooring is an important visual and sensory
finish statement. Whether new construction, a renovation or change in d?cor,
flooring makes a lasting impact. However, in the current economy, are you
considering unintended consequences when picking
a flooring contractor?
Here is an example of an unintended consequence?
NYDailyNews.com
DAILY NEWS |
MTA is hit for rolling with bad contractors, new
report reveals
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010, 4:00 AM BY Pete Donohue DAILY NEWS
STAFF WRITER ?Companies that do shoddy work for the MTA can still
find work at the agency, a new report says.??
|
In an effort to help you avoid unintended consequences, we?ve put together
a list of questions to ask perspective flooring contractors. Some of the
questions are ?new? because they were skipped over or not even asked a few
years ago. Let?s face it, in those days, with so many active projects; just
getting someone on a job carried great weight.
NEW Questions to Ask Your Flooring Contractor:
- Do they have open lines of credit at every major flooring mill
and distributor in America?
- Do they have available bank credit?
- Do their references, education, trade certifications and experience
add up?
- Are their installers credentialed through programs such as FORBO
Master Mechanic & Associate Mechanic Training School?
- Is the contractor insured and what are the limits?
- Can they be bonded?
- Are they WBE and SBE certified?
- Are their installer?s employees or temps?
If you check out PAR?s credentials, you?ll
find we have been around a while because we are backed by over 18 years
of experience, degrees in design, and expertise in value engineering that
keep project costs in line. Chances are we?ll be around a while longer.
So ask you flooring contractors all of these NEW
questions and keep us in mind for your upcoming projects. You have more to
gain than you might imagine.
Sincerely,
Karen Rossilli-Kiefer
[Karen@Parcorporation.com]
|
|
In this issue
Contractor selection issues makes headlines - But are they headlines
you will be proud of?
In other news
Mc-Graw-Hill report:
- Overall gains of 37% in the residential sector
- Commercial and industrial construction to retrench by 11% to
$4.2 billion in 2010
- Institutional starts are expected to rise 11% in 2010 to $12.9
billion
- Public works and utilities projects are estimated to gain 34%
in 2010
Coming Soon
- Expanded website including handy resources on flooring coming soon
- Finding LEEDS credits in flooring
- Something about flooring you want to know? Write us
Forward
Know someone who might be interested in this email?
Forward it.
|