Ask for Referrals or Search on Google.

When you have the money or know how to finance your home addition, you need to look for a trusted designer or a general contractor to build it.

You have two broad options: ask for referrals or search on Google.

Ask Your Loved Ones for a Home Addition Contractor

Ask your loved ones, friends, and even coworkers. Tell them you are planning to add square footage to your house. And since you want to trust this money into the right hands, tell them you’re looking for a responsible and knowledgeable contractor that can make your project a reality.

We’re sure that someone close to you can give you at least one referral of a good designer or remodeling contractor. And best of all, you can be 100% sure that the contractor they are referring is reliable.

If you can’t get any referral from people that’s close to you, your second option is:

Search on the All-Knowing Google

Type of the search tab, “home addition contractor near me”, and click search. Here, you’ll get the most relevant information regarding local home addition contractors.

In the first results you’ll find ads. The three or four first results on Google with a bolded “Ad” prefix to the URL.

Those are paid results. So, clicking on them doesn’t guarantee you’ll get the best service. They are paying to appear in the first positions of the search results.

Also, clicking on an “Ad” result will cost money to the business even when you don’t even bother to call them.

We recommend to scroll down to local map pack and take a look at the reviews of the top 3 contractors that are mentioned.

Choose a contractor that has more than 10 reviews with a rating higher than 4.5 stars. That means at least 10 clients that ended up satisfied with their home addition or remodeling project.

You can even take a step further, and visit the Better Business Bureau website to see if the contractor you’re considering has good reviews there.

Call or get estimates from at least 3 contractors. Listen to them carefully. Tell them about the project. And then, you can schedule an interview so that they can see the work that needs to be done.

Hire a Design-Build Professional.

Before you hire a designer or a professional remodeler, you need to interview at least 3 of them.

Here is where everything takes its real color.

First, the contractor will see the scale and detail of the work to be done. So, they’ll tell you if this is something they can handle.

We don’t advise you hire someone that’s hesitant. Someone that uses words like: “I don’t know”, “I could finish this”, or any other hesitant phrases.

You don’t want also to hire a cocky or overconfident contractor. Because sometimes they promise more than they could achieve just to get the project.

You should hire a design-build professional that answers all your questions without hesitation. Also, a responsible contractor will tell you his strengths and limitations. So, they’re transparent to never hurt their reputation.

Then, we recommend you make your choice depending on perceived trust, availability, and budget.

It’s Time to Make Your Home Addition a Reality!

We hope this information was useful to you.

Since we know this project requires big resources with respect to time and money, we wanted to make sure you hire the right contractor.

That’s why we created this article with 5 tips to planning a home addition.

Don’t omit any of these tips because they are crucial to make sure your money is invested right.

We know that you don’t like to leave things to luck. And congrats because you’ve made your homework. Now, we’re certain you’ll have a home addition that upgrades the lifestyle of your loved ones.