Buy or Sell Homes in South East Valley of Arizona

You’re ready to make changes to your home. The bathroom is the original from the 1980’s. The kitchen is avocado and orange. The built-in in the living room won’t hold your flat screen television. Sounds like it’s time to hire a contractor in Mesa. Do you need a handyman or contractor? Before you even pick up the phone to call a contractor like  Ken from  Hyre Construction  (480-490-1055)  or  Handyman George of George’s Repair Service (602-628-8906) , both of whom I recommend, take a bit of time to think about your project. Do you need shelves hung on the walls of your office? That’s a handyman’s job. By the rules of the Registrar of Contractors ( ROC ) in total the job a handyman is allowed to do is under $1,000. If you need a light hung up, and you need some drywall patched, perhaps a door or two are off and need to be adjusted, as long as the total billed amount doesn’t exceed $1,000, a handyman is the right person for the job. Are you thinki...

DIY projects are rarely as easy as they seem, and all too often it ends up costing you,” says Angie Hicks, founder of online referral service Angie's List . If you’re a fan of HGTV or TLC, you’ve seen the families who try to remodel their home themselves and end up living in a construction zone for months, some for years, and never have a finished home. It’s stressful and could have been avoided by following these simple guidelines for hiring a contractor vs. DIY:    1.    How big is the project? You might not know until you knock down a wall or remove a toilet or sink. If you have to remove something to understand the full scope of the project, you want to hire a licensed contractor. They have the skills, expertise, and resources to fix and finish the project in a reasonable amount of time. 2.       What is your level of experience for this type of project? You might be a weekend warrior when it comes to home improvement but that ...