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How to Hire a Home Improvement Contractor Without Getting Chiseled: An
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How to Hire a Home Improvement Contractor Without Getting Chiseled: An Experienced Home Contractor Explains How To: Find a Contractor or Architect, Ne Paperback - 1996

by Thomas Philbin; Tom Philbin

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Newly updated and revised to reflect the latest prices, materials and consumer-protection information, "How to Hire a Home Improvement Contractor Without Getting Chiseled" is must reading for anyone who plans to embark on a home improvement project.
Tom Philbin, a home improvement expert offers sage tips and reliable advice on the steps you need to take to ensure a good job at a fair price. Topics covered include:
planning a project
soliciting bids
selecting a contractor or architect
obtaining a loan
preparing a contract
supervising work
settling disputes
and staying in control of the money

Complete descriptions of dozens of actual home improvement projects show you how the jobs are done and how to detect and avoid ripoffs and faulty workmanship. More than one hundred photos, charts, and diagrams follow projects from blueprint to finish.

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When it comes to horror stories, the home-improvement field can sometimes make you think you're reading Stephen King.

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  • Title How to Hire a Home Improvement Contractor Without Getting Chiseled: An Experienced Home Contractor Explains How To: Find a Contractor or Architect, Ne
  • Author Thomas Philbin; Tom Philbin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rev Sub
  • Pages 364
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Griffin, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Publication date December 15, 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780312146207 / 0312146205
  • Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 5.47 x 1.02 in (20.88 x 13.89 x 2.59 cm)
  • Category Home Improvement / Construction
  • Library of Congress subjects Dwellings - Maintenance and repair, Consumer education
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96029405
  • Dewey Decimal Code 643.7

About the author

Tom Philbin is the author of thirty books in the hardware, home improvement, and do-it-yourself areas. He has hosted his own television home repair program, and has written hundreds of articles on the subject. He lives in Centerport, New York.

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