Ever wonder should I hire a handyman or a contractor?
No matter if you are under contact to sell your home or not you need some work done, some of it is plumbing, a bit of electrical…you know if you call out a plumber and an electrician this is going to cost you some big bucks, so you’re considering hiring a handyman. Well make sure you know the law and what exactly a handyman can do legally! First, understand the differences. A handyman only has a business license, so he is not licensed through the Registrar of Contractors http://www.azroc.gov/ (this is where you can go to see if the person you are considering hiring is licensed to perform these services). They are allowed to do very minor repairs, like patch a hole in drywall, or install a ceiling fan, change door locks and such things like that. Here is the actually Arizona law: ARS 33-1121(A)(14) says who is exempt from the requirement of a contractor’s license. There are a lot of people who m...