Letters to the Editor: Reader encourages doing your homework on local contractors

Reader encourages doing your homework on local contractors Joan Freichels, Mountain Home Mountain Home homeowners who are in need of repair or renewal of their homes — from roof to the basement and everything in between — should be knowledgeable about whom they are hiring. In order to ensure ability, reliability, credibility and certification, the State of Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board can and should be contacted at (501) 372-4661, email [email protected]. By providing the contractor’s license number, the name of the business and owner’s name, you will receive information about violations, complaints or judgements about them. Many times, shoddy workmanship, inferior materials or cutting corners will show up much later, requiring extensive and expensive repairs. If you learn that a contract has (for example) five violations or judgements and 20 complaints against them, don’t walk, by run as fast as you can to find a reputable contractor.

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