“Rogue builders” although in the minority decidedly give the construction manufacture a bad name and hardly a week goes by without there being even another TV program about the so called “Builders from Hell”. With the aid of invisible cameras these “Rogue Builders” are disclosed in front of millions of viewers when they blatantly try to betray clients out of their hard gained hard currency.

So how can you protect yourself from these offensive characters who unscrupulously rip off trustful members of the public? The following are some assistive hints to think before hiring a constructor.

1. Forever ask for references and details of last jobs. Go to see these jobs wherever possible. A good builder will be only too pleased to show you evidence of his expertise.
2. Be wary if they offer up ‘cheap deals’ for “cash-in hand” jobs or propose you can avoid paid VAT for cash.
3. If they do not require to commit themselves to a written contract they should be avoided like the plague.
4. If they state they can take up instantly be wary, as a good builder is commonly busy.
5. If they make you a amazingly small quotation you should handle this with distrust.
6. If they look unwilling to appear at plans or to talk about the inside informations this should also settled off alarm bells.
7. If they can only be achieved by mobile phone and are unintentional to divulge where they live then this should be seen as a red flag.
8. If they attempt to puzzle you with complicated explanations when asked apparently simple queries they may be graduates of the “If you can’t convince em jumble em” school of builders and you know that it may not be in your best pastimes to employ them.
9. If they say they are a member of a trade affiliation, make sure to check it out as anybody can say they are a member when in fact they are not.
10. Have at to the lowest degree three written quotations from various builders and be very specific about what you want done.Leave very little room for misconceiving and this will pay dividends further down the line.
11. Now is the time to clear up everything and make sure that no gray areas exist specially regarding payments and when they should be arrived at.
12. If any problems rise during the constructing work sort it out with your builder exact away and make sure he fully understands your directions.